This is a curated articles about the latest discoveries in science and interesting articles tackling technology and society.
LIGO found four more pairs of black holes, including the biggest yet: Leah Crane
In a reanalysis of all of its data, LIGO spotted gravitational waves from four new pairs of black holes colliding, bringing the total detection count up to 11
We have all we need to beat the HIV epidemic – except political will: Deborah Gold
The latest figures show that preventative efforts are working, if only governments are willing to put them into action, says Deborah Gold
Revealed: the first ever picture of the sun’s north pole: Douglas Heaven
The sun has a north pole but no spacecraft has ever photographed it. Now the European Space Agency has cleverly pieced a together picture of it using other images
Astronauts launch in Soyuz rocket for first time since botched takeoff: Sam Wong
A Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station launched successfully, ending a period of uncertainty for human spaceflight
Is visiting a robot brothel ok? Most people say yes, if you are single: Chelsea Whyte
When people in Finland were asked about the morality of visiting a robot brothel most thought it was OK for singles to do it, but not people who were married
NASA spacecraft OSIRIS-REx set to start mission at asteroid Bennu: Leah Crane
The OSIRIS-REx mission is set to arrive at its destination, the asteroid Bennu, which gets dangerously close to Earth and may tell us about the early solar system
Green Christmas: How to have an ethical and guilt-free festive season: Alice Klein
If you celebrate Christmas, it doesn't have to be a feast of rampant consumerism and devastating gluttony. Read our guide to cleaning up your Yule
Making AI research classified will harm US science: Mark Riedl
The US is mulling controls on the sharing of AI, but science can't grow in isolation, says Mark Riedl
Putting a price on CO2 is a smokescreen that hides its human cost: Kevin Anderson
Slashing the social cost of carbon emissions reveals the economic charade delaying real action on climate change, says Kevin Anderson
CRISPR babies: more details on the experiment that shocked the world: Michael Le Page
He Jiankui has now revealed far more about his CRISPR project, in which he edited multiple embryos to make future children resistant to some strains of HIV