Leaping shark scores big air, but no dinner
A rubber seal decoy tempted this great white shark enough to throw itself bodily out of the waters of False Bay, South Africa
Alarming evidence points at Iran nuclear bomb effort
The International Atomic Energy Agency is meeting in Vienna to consider emerging clues that Iran is working on a nuclear weapon
Risk of childhood obesity can be predicted at birth
An online tool that analyses factors such as birth weight and mother's professional status can predict a baby's future risk of obesity
Zapping body and brain boosts movement in paralysed
Control over movement has been improved by mimicking the passage of nerve signals to muscles
Junk radio signals track all space debris in one go
One of the world's most wide-field radio telescopes may be able to track all the space junk orbiting our planet using stray FM signals from our radios
Pressure mounts for retraction of GM crop-cancer study
Food safety experts in Europe have found serious flaws in a paper claiming GM maize caused tumours in rats
Robo-submarines learn to dive free
Robot submarines often still need a helpful human to guide them - but better software could help them become more independent
A treasure trove of natural history opens
Darwin's pigeons and the world's most expensive book - a new gallery tells the stories behind the treasures in London's Natural History Museum
The moon is still waiting for visitors
What's the point of going back to the moon? Who needs a reason? It's just there
How much will you pay for a green future?
Money's tight, but so is time to prepare for the effects of climate change
Why Google's Ingress game is a data gold mine
The new game sees players do battle via smartphones as they roam their city - but it's paving the way for something even more interesting
Countering the new horsemen of the apocalypse
Nuclear war, climate change, lab-created viruses and out-of-control machines need to be understood, but there are risks to lumping threats together
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