Stories by The Conversation

A group in Germany claims to have cracked the fingerprint sensor unveiled as part of the iPhone 5S, pointing to the limitations of single-factor authentication

Smartwatches are too small to be useful for serious web browsing, and phone calls will be made using "hands-free" equipment, but their visibility will make them desirable fashion accessories

Unlike humans, ants don't build a unified map of the world. Instead specialized systems, including the ability to learn from recent experience, create complex navigational behavior

An experiment to train bold stickleback fish to be followers and shy fish to be leaders produces unexpected results

Applying mathematical models to real data suggests that for organisms smaller than one millimeter the concept of a species as a cohesive unit breaks down

A researcher describes how his mathematical model based on heat diffusion reveals the critical role played by large animals in dispersing nutrients

Sir Ian Wilmut proposes an alternative method as a possible means of creating a mammoth--or a hybrid. Such research could lead to major biological discoveries and advances