Struggling to cancel an online service? You’re not alone
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon for its use of manipulative interface design tactics – or “dark patterns” – to complicate users’ attempts to cancel Prime subscriptions.
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Dark patterns on the web are designed to manipulate you – why aren’t they all illegal?
Encountering a website that seems like it was designed to frustrate might leave you saying ‘there oughta be a law,’ but to have a case you need to show that the site tried to swindle you.
How our unconscious visual biases change the way we perceive objects
We rely on depth to perceive objects, but not all of us see depth in the same way.
How animals got their spots and stripes – according to maths
A mathematician has joined the dots between Alan Turing and chasing cells to find out how skin patterns are formed.
String theory: scientists are trying new ways to verify the idea that could unite all of physics
The universe appears to expand in a way that is consistent with string theory.
Telescope apps help amateurs hunt for exoplanets
People around the world are being invited to learn how to hunt for planets, using two new online apps devised by scientists at the University of Texas at Austin and UC Santa Cruz. The apps use data from…
Look out wildlife, light pollution could get even more dazzling
Britain is a nation of birders. Thanks to TV shows such as the BBC’s Springwatch, bird feeding and watching is more popular than ever. More than half the UK adult population goes to feed the birds at least…
We discovered this dinosaur had stripes – and that tells us a lot about how it lived
Reconstructing the colours of the feathered Sinosauropteryx gives hints about its habitat and lifestyle.
How the limits of the mind shape human language
Some animals, like rats, learn linguistic patterns better than humans can.
The top six dinosaur myths and how we busted them
Think you know all about the dinosaurs? You might be surprised.
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