Light pulses could release 'locked' drugs ByColinBarrasFuturedrugscouldfeaturebuilt-insecuritytopreventthemreachingthewrongtissueinsidethebody

2019-03-08 14:03:12

Fear detector makes for the fairground ride of your life BySandrineCeurstemontIfamusementparkridesneverseemtodeliverthelevelofthrillyou’reafter

2019-03-08 14:02:06

'Moonwalking' mice may help solve brain riddle ByLindaGeddes“Moonwalking”micemayprovideinsightsintothegeneticcausesofararedebilitatingconditioncalledcerebellarataxia.Theillnessaffectsthecerebellum–thepartofthebrainthatcontrolsmovementandbalance.Th

2019-03-08 13:10:12

Texas vote leaves loopholes for teaching creationism ByAmandaGefterItwasamixedbagofvictoryanddefeatforscienceonFridaywhentheTexasBoardofEducationvotedontheirstatesciencestandards.Inamovethatpleasedthescientificcommunity

2019-03-08 13:01:08

Ice that burns could be a green fossil fuel ByMichaelMarshallNaturalgaslockedupinwatercrystalscouldbeasourceofenormousamountsofenergy–andifanewtechnologydeliverswhatscientistsareclaiming

2019-03-08 12:20:09

'Halo effect' explains brightest patches of sky ByNoraSchultzEverycloudhasasilverlining

2019-03-08 12:16:06

Hungry shrimp eat climate change experiment ByCatherineBrahicItisanothernailinthecoffinofusingoceanfertilisationtocooltheplanet.Earlyresultsfromthelatestfieldexperimentsuggestthetechniquewillfail.“Ithinkweareseeingthelastgaspsofoceanironfertili

2019-03-08 12:06:13

Climate changes Europe's borders – and the world's ByMichaelMarshall(Image:EyeUbiquitous/RexFeatures)ItalyandSwitzerlandareplanningtoredrawtheirsharedalpineborder

2019-03-08 12:04:07

Home computers to search for tangoing pulsars ByRachelCourtlandTheidletimeofhundredsofthousandsofcomputerswillbeputtoworktolookforpulsarsorbitingblackholesorotherneutronstars.Thesearch

2019-03-08 11:13:13

Video: 'Wet shoe' problem solved BySandrineCeurstemontIfyou’veeverwonderedwhythetopofyourshoesgetsoakedwhenwalkingonawetpavement

2019-03-08 10:09:01

Zooming in on Mars in glorious 3D ByAndreaGianopoulosGetoutyour3Dspectacles!Hundredsofnewred-cyananaglyphimagesofMarswererecentlyreleasedbytheHiRISEcameraonNASA’sMarsReconnaissanceOrbiter(MRO).AlthoughotherMarsmissionshavetaken3Dimage

2019-03-08 10:03:09

Shoot-'em-up video games may be good for eyesight ByAlisonMotluk(Image:EpicGames)Doctorsmaystartprescribingadoseofviolentconflict

2019-03-08 09:18:08

What every aspiring inventor needs to know ByStephaniePainASastudent

2019-03-08 09:10:10

Fish mega-shoals could be world's biggest animal group ByEwenCallaway(Image:NicholasMakris)WhenAtlanticherringgettogether

2019-03-08 08:20:05

Killer ants could take a bite out of cane toad problem ByRachelNowakEatthemalive

2019-03-08 08:20:02

Artificial cartilage performs better than the real thing ByColinBarrasThesmoothcartilagethatcoverstheendsoflongbonesprovidesaleveloflubricationthatartificialalternativeshaven’tbeenabletorival–untilnow.Researcherssaytheirlubricatinglayersof“molecularbrushes”

2019-03-08 07:11:04

Chinese spy network infiltrated embassies worldwide ByMichaelMarshallComputerhackersbasedinChinabuiltupanetworkofcompromisedcomputersintheofficesoftheDalaiLamaandmanyothernationalgovernmentofficesandorganisationsaroundtheworld

2019-03-08 07:04:10

Subsurface ice on Mars exposed by recent impacts ByKellyBeatty

2019-03-08 05:07:09

'Wasted' wells fail to solve Africa's water problems THEage-oldtrekofAfricanwomentocollectwaterfromdistantriversanddirtypondsisoncemoreafeatureofthecontinent.Millionsofwomenmusttaketheoldpathsthroughthebushbecauseanestimated50

2019-03-08 05:03:11

Meteorite hunters 'strike gold' in Sudan ByRachelCourtland(Image:EUMESTAT)(Image:MohamedElhassanAbdelatifMahir/NoubNGO/MuawiaHShaddad/UKhartoum/PeterJenniskens/SETIInstitute/NASAAmes)(Image:PJenniskens/SETIInstitute/NASA)(Image:PJenni

2019-03-08 05:03:10

What to see in the sky this week ByAlanMMacRobert

2019-03-08 03:13:09

Firm vows to grow first flowers on the moon ByRachelCourtlandAfirmthathasdesignedhabitatsforplantsandanimalslivinginmicrogravitynowhopestogrowthefirstflowersonthemoon

2019-03-08 03:12:06

Coral colony as old as the pyramids ByNoraSchultzIFCORALScouldspeak

2019-03-08 02:06:04

'Polypill' brings benefit of five drugs for the hassle of one ByLindaGeddesA“polypill”containingthreeblood-pressure-loweringdrugs

2019-03-08 02:03:07

Joining dots between social sites reveals anonymous users ByJimGilesIt’snotunusualforpeopletohaveaccountsonmanysocialnetworks–forexample

2019-03-08 01:09:02

Personal genomics tests prompt lifestyle changes ByPeterAldhousCouldasmalldoseofgeneticinformationcurecomplacencyaboutweightlossandexercise?That’sthesuggestionmadebyanewstudyofhowinformationfrom“personalgenomics”companieshasinfluencedtheircustomers

2019-03-07 14:18:06

Pictures captured at the world's extremes ExtremeExposures

2019-03-07 14:15:06

Electrical brain stimulation improves math skills ByHelenThomsonAreyoubadatsums?Getmuddledatthemarket?Ifso

2019-03-07 14:08:08

60 Seconds DiabetesdoubleThediabetesdrugmetforminmayhelpcontrollungcancer.Inastudyof157peoplewithlungcanceranddiabetes

2019-03-07 13:06:08

Fuel tank crack is latest of shuttle Discovery's woes ByJustinMullinsinCapeCanaveralUpdate:CBSNewsreportsthatafterthecrackedfoamwasremovedonTuesdaynight

2019-03-07 12:19:03

Evolutionary sex wars continue despite peace treaties ByMichaelMarshallEvolutionarywarsofthesexesarelesseasilyresolvedthanpreviouslythought.Evenwhensuchgeneticconflictsappeartohavebeensettled

2019-03-07 12:07:02

Photo competition: Geometry ByKatAustenNovember’sphotocompetitionisnowopen.Thismonth

2019-03-07 12:01:07

Little-known cells betray the body to cancer ByJessicaHamzelouShadowycellsmaybebetrayingthebodybyprotectingcanceroustumoursfromthewrathoftheconventionalimmunesystem.Ifwecouldblockthesecells

2019-03-07 10:12:09

Most powerful gamma-ray bursts linked to black holes ByDavidShigaThemostpowerfulexplosionsintheuniversearecausedbythebirthsofblackholesratherthandenseneutronstarscalledmagnetars

2019-03-07 09:17:03

Graveyard of deep-sea corals found in Gulf BySujataGuptaAgraveyardofdeep-seagorgoniancoralshasbeendiscovered11kilometressouth-westoftheDeepwaterHorizonoilspillintheGulfofMexico.Thoughitcouldtakemonthstobecertainthatleakedoilorthedispersantused

2019-03-07 08:15:02

Prizewinning chatbot steers the conversation ByMacGregorCampbellHUMANSaren’ttheonlyoneswhocansteeraconversationtotheirownbenefit.Thisyear’swinneroftheLoebnerprizeforthemostconvincingchatbot–softwarethatmimicsahumanconversing–usedsuchaploytofoola

2019-03-07 08:14:07

Photo competition: The texture of science October’scompetitionthemewas“thetextureofscience”.Wehadanamazingarrayofentries

2019-03-07 08:05:06

Green machine: Heat scavengers come in from the cold ByHelenKnightThevastquantitiesofheatlosteachday–whetherfromcarengines

2019-03-07 08:05:05

Genes marked by stress make grandchildren mentally ill ByAndyCoghlanEditorial:EpigeneticscantakeustowardsasanerfutureAlittlethingcalledmethylationmeansthatparentalneglect

2019-03-07 07:05:06

Space telescope spots 'invisible' galaxies ByRachelCourtlandFivedistantgalaxiessochokedwithdustthattheyarecompletelyinvisibleatopticalwavelengthshavebeenspottedatsubmillimetrewavelengthsbytheEuropeanSpaceAgency’sHerscheltelescope.Becausethedus

2019-03-07 06:17:09

Speedy, cheap spider subs to explore the abyss ByPaulMarks(Image:HawkesRemotes)(Image:HawkesRemotes)THEhuntfordeep-seavolcanicvents

2019-03-07 06:07:04

Glowing plants have gold in their veins ByYurikoNaganoTheglowingvegetationofthemoonPandorafromthemovieAvatarmaybecomerealityifaTaiwanesegroupofresearchershavetheirway.Theteamhavecreatedalivinglightsourceusinggoldnanoparticles.Theresearchers

2019-03-07 05:05:03

'They all look the same' race effect seen in the brain ByMichaelMarshallWhydopeoplesooftenhavetroubletellingthoseofadifferentraceapart?Nowpsychologistshaveidentifiedthebrainmechanismresponsibleforthis“other-raceeffect”

2019-03-07 04:16:02

10-year hurricane forecasts are on the way ByMichaelMarshallHurricane-pronecommunitiesmaysoonbeabletoplantheirdefences10yearsinadvance.Currently

2019-03-07 03:20:04

Surveyor seals reveal secrets of Antarctic depths ByKateRaviliousSealsarehelpingtomaptheoceanflooraroundAntarctica.Andtheyareprovingtheirworth:theyhavealreadyrevealednewfeaturesontheseabedthatcouldhelpresearchersexplaintherapidmeltingoficeinrecen

2019-03-07 03:08:02

Cloaking effect in atoms baffles scientists ByHazelMuir(Image:GaetanaLaricchia)Atomscalledpositroniuminexplicablyscatteroffgasparticlesasiftheywereloneelectrons

2019-03-07 03:05:05

Scenes of thought: The brain in pictures Whatdoesyourmindlooklike?Anewbook

2019-03-07 03:03:01

What happened to that superjumbo? ByPaulMarksDebrisraineddownontheislandofBatamyesterdaymorningafteranengineappearedtoexplodeonanAirbusA380–theworld’slargestcommercialairliner–flownbyQantas.Theplanethendumpedfuelfor2 hoursandmadeaneme

2019-03-07 02:19:03

Our ancestors had to grow bigger brains to make axes ByCatherinedeLangeIttookourancestors2 millionyearstogofromscrapingmeatoffanimalcarcasseswithsharpstoneflakestomakingmorecomplexhandaxesforhuntingandfighting.Whattookthemsolong?Thequestionhaslongdi

2019-03-07 02:18:02

Buckyballs abound in space Readmore:Clickheretoreadtheoriginal

2019-03-07 01:20:07