Megaballoon launches big bang telescope in Antarctica
The 2.7-tonne EBEX telescope will detect the weak light that remains from the big bang, helping to reveal the origin and evolutionary history of the universe
Moth navigation probed to improve micro-drone flight
Flying through a virtual forest, hawkmoths tailor their navigation according to visibility conditions
Mussels with backpacks monitor Mississippi's health
Sensors that monitor individual mussels' behaviour will keep watch on the ebb and flow of pollutants in the Mississippi
Cognitive impairment in premature babies not permanent
Babies born preterm often have a smaller cortex - but they still retain a healthy number of brain cells. With the right care, they may escape cognitive impairment
Zoologger: The first solar-powered vertebrate
The spotted salamander is the first backboned animal known to harness sunlight to make food - with the help of photosynthetic algae
What Westerners can learn from tribal societies
In his new book, the Pulitzer-prizewinning author Jared Diamond looks to tribal societies to see how we used to live, and what we can learn from our past
Feedback: Excessive precision at rugby World Cup
Rugby, cancelling cancellation, low, low prices, and more
Matt Damon's new movie is about people, not fracking
The much-debated new movie Promised Land, starring and co-written by Matt Damon, puts a human face on fracking, but doesn't drill deep enough
Spider shackled to work in silk-spinning factory trial
Watch how silk can be harvested from an orb spider, using a technique that draws out fibres on a motorised wheel
Time for science to seize political power
Could you imagine a government that builds its policies on carefully gathered evidence? In the UK, this is no longer a crazy dream, says Michael Brooks
Wild weather: Extreme is the new normal
The wild weather that greeted the new year is a taste of things to come
Wind turbines supercharged with superconductors
Turbines built with superconducting innards promise to triple the wind-power generation of conventional turbines - and be lighter to boot
Time to get serious about curbing drinking
Responsibility for reducing the harmful consumption of alcohol can no longer be left to the industry that produces the stuff
Matching names to genes: the end of genetic privacy?
Publicly available information has been used to match many genomes with their owners' identity, highlighting concerns over misuse of genetic data
Flu checks its biological clock to evade detection
Like a thief, flu viruses know they have only so long until they are spotted - so they use an alarm clock
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