Our outdated approach focuses on disability as a health issue. This must change

The embarrassing gap in science’s understanding of the universe may soon be filled

Physicist Ana Alonso-Serrano on black holes, wormholes and the multiverse theory

Promoting science to replace religion often has the opposite effect, and scientists would be well-advised to stop picking futile fights

Scientists have developed a virtual prosthetic voice that decodes the brain’s vocal intentions and translates them into mostly understandable speech

GAA star Philly McMahon unveils radical new rehabilitation programme for offenders

The bookshelves in our cottage are full, but some day there’ll be space for more

From Dolores O’Riordan and Myrtle Allen to Stephen Hawking and Aretha Franklin

Planet Business: Also this week, Brexit pain in numbers, and changes at Condé Nast

Stephen Hawking also in running to appear on banknote marking UK’s contribution to science

Review: Duffy is getting his practice in for his role in the upcoming Snow White panto

Artificial intelligence still lacks the common sense of a child to understand the everyday

An intimate portrait of comedian Robin Williams, Monty Halls moves to the Galapagos while John Creedon visits Galway

British physicist’s ashes interred between Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin in London

Eponymous London club will continue to operate ‘as normal’, spokesman says

Advanced AI with god-like powers could regard us as annoying bugs. Now that’s a terrifying thought

Science’s success in understanding the natural world motivates some scientists to claim that it is all-powerful and will eventually explain absolutely everything

The cult of tolerance does not always extend to those who experience a sense of otherness, often since infancy

Physical challenges could not halt the innovative theories and new thought that flowed from him to us

Review: The Diary of a Martian Beekeeper impressively marries science and theatre