Protecting New York City from the next big storm
Some favour the erection of massive flood barriers, others prefer a soft approach that would engineer the natural environment, but which would work best?
Sandy aftermath: New York City is rotting at the core
Beneath the destruction brought by superstorm Sandy lies a more insidious problem. Rising sea levels are corroding the very foundations of the Big Apple
Theory of everything says universe is a transformer
Oxford visionary David Deutsch has posted a glimpse of his long-awaited theory for why the universe is just so - possibly spawning a new branch of physics
Winter forest reveals its nocturnal secrets
A forest- loving photographer hid in a Finnish wood on a winter's night to capture this award-winning long exposure of white-tailed deer
Lab mice and radar among the scientific victims of Sandy
Not content with battering New York and much of the east coast, superstorm Sandy has taken its toll on vital research and equipment
Doubt cast on Fermi's dark matter smoking gun
The strongest sign yet of dark matter interactions at the centre of our galaxy may have just faded into statistical insignificance
Orang-utans infected by mystery Ebola-like virus
The orang-utans of Borneo and Sumatra have antibodies to a host of dangerous African viruses, including Ebola and Marburg
Of lice and men: A very intimate history
We've got head, pubic and clothing lice, all with tales to tell about evolution, including how our ancestors cosied up to gorillas
Virtual traffic lights help solve commuting hell
Cars that speak to one another could decide who gets the green light at busy junctions, and slash commuting times.
Superman's home star system discovered
Comic book fans previously knew only the name of Superman's home planet, Krypton. Now thanks to Neil deGrasse Tyson, they can look for it in the night sky
Portraits of life, one cubic foot at a time
Photographer David Liittschwager visited ecosystems worldwide to snap any life he found within a single cubic foot. Here are our favourite images
Why I've built my own satellite
Technology-obsessed artist Hojun Song has built a DIY satellite, but is finding it much harder to sell T-shirts to pay for the launch
Battered north-eastern US braces for another storm
With the region struggling to recover from superstorm Sandy, residents must now prepare for a dangerous nor'easter
Local calls only for anaesthetised brain
Anaesthetics appear to shut down long distance communication in the brain, while preserving local chatter
Lethal chemicals mean mole rats never get cancer
If the cells of blind mole rats start to multiply too fast, they automatically commit mass suicide, ensuring the animal never gets cancer
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