Neuroscience in court: The painful truth

Brain-scanning techniques promise to give an objective measure of whether someone is in pain, but researchers question whether they are reliable enough for the courtroom. 

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Model citizens: How digital drug dealers and virtual users could help stop the opioid epidemic

Agent-based modelling offers opportunities to explore the complex social interactions at the heart of the addiction crisis.

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Exclusive: Lab-grown ‘mini brains’ produce electrical patterns that resemble those of premature babies

Structures could help researchers to study the early stages of brain development disorders, including epilepsy.

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Will we ever be able to buy a fair-trade smartphone?

The electronics industry has been accused of factory worker abuse and using conflict minerals – but it may be cleaning up its act