Earth
Power paradox: Clean might not be green forever
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News
Earth
White House pressure on Gulf oil leak figures alleged
Advocacy group says that NOAA scientist "lowballed" how much oil was leaking during the Deepwater Horizon disaster, against colleagues' opinion
News
Life
Arsenic life does not exist after all
News
‘Newt Skywalker’ wins South Carolina primary
News
Bird flu researchers stand down for 60 days
News
Health
DIY smear test works for cervical cancer
News
Blindness eased by historic stem cell treatment
News
60 Seconds
News
Space
Hyperactive sun clears space junk – for now
News
Earth
Fracking health risks: Drilling into the unknown
News
Space
First subliming planet foreshadows Mercury’s fate
News
Life
Superbugs spied off the Antarctic coast
News
Health
Disrupted body clock may prime you for schizophrenia
News
Technology
Better mathematics boosts image-processing algorithm
News
Earth
Repeated drought in east Africa may prompt aid rethink
News
Health
Can’t find your keys? Your brain’s out of sync
News
Health
Erectile function restored with stem cells
News
Physics
Fight over changing constants reaches stalemate
News
Health
Sleeping sickness tests may identify better therapies
News
Health
Immune system may help to trigger the menopause
News
Environment
Egyptians gave ibis birds a packed lunch for the afterlife
News
Physics
First quantum jiggles detected in solid object
News
Life
World’s only iridescent mammal is a shiny accident
News
Health
Pupils constrict at the thought of brightness
News
Technology
First secure quantum computer is blind to its own bits
News
Technology
What your online friends reveal about where you are
News
Technology
Virtual trees sway in wind just like the real thing
News
Technology
AR goggles make crime scene investigation a desk job
News
Technology
Phase-change materials can fix machine memory crunch
News
Technology
Pinch-screen puts all your fingers in control
News
Opinion
Earth
Taking the long view on the world’s energy supplies
Research into the impacts of clean energy technology is needed if we're to avoid repeating our mistakes
Opinion
Antarctic superbugs should alert people everywhere
Opinion
Earth
Frack responsibly and risks – and quakes – are small
Opinion
Health
Unite to fight bird flu
Opinion
What makes scientists tick?
Opinion
Health
Weak will comes from tired mental muscles
Opinion
Features
Earth
Power paradox: Clean might not be green forever
As energy demand grows, even alternative energy sources such as wind, solar and nuclear fusion could begin to affect the climate
Features
Life
Big trees in trouble: How the mighty are falling
Features
Health
Orchid children: How bad-news genes came good
Features
Health
Spaced out: Clearing astronauts’ mental fog
Features
Culture
Capturing the heart of the disappearing Arctic
See more: An illustrated version of this article will be published within the next two weeks on our CultureLab books and arts blog
Culture
Humans
Psychology of a musical mid-life crisis
Culture
The yuck factor explained
Culture
Rotblat’s pursuit of nuclear peace
Culture
