Martian rover tech has an eye for art
An X-ray scanner now on Mars aboard the Curiosity rover has been adapted for preserving works of art here on Earth
Boost to alien status of Nobel-winning quasicrystal
We've found new samples of natural quasicrystals in remote Russian mountains - and these look like they've fallen from space too
Zoologger: The longest tunnels dug by a mammal
Zambian mole rats aren't as gratuitously weird as their naked cousins, but they are champion diggers
Fingertip tingle enhances a surgeon's sense of touch
Wearable electronics can augment our senses by delivering tingling feedback straight to the skin
Morpheus planetary lander has an explosive nightmare
NASA's Morpheus planetary lander was lovingly prepared for its first untethered test flight - then it crashed and burned
Astrophile: 'Monster' stars are just misunderstood
Lay down your pitchforks. The ultra-massive stars of the Tarantula Nebula might not be freaks of nature after all
How to measure consciousness
An intriguing new way to grasp what consciousness is, based on computational theory, and the perilous process of mapping the icy North American coastline
Boosting bacteria in drinking water may improve health
Drinking water is teeming with microbial life - but some of it could benefit human health
Logic blooms with new 11-set Venn diagram
In a mathematical breakthrough, extensive computer searches have finally uncovered a simple, symmetric diagram that uses 11 sets of objects
Salmon shortages leave grizzly bears stressed
The grizzlies on Canada's west coast produce more of the stress hormone cortisol when their preferred food is in short supply
2012 shaping up to be hottest year on record in the US
A graph summarising 118 years of US temperatures shows 2012 really has been an exceptionally hot year so far
Feedback: Just wait 50 years for result
Pointless topology, incomprehensible technical papers, measuring atomic pressure in stones, and more
Woman's missing digits grow back in phantom form
A woman born missing a finger and a thumb has "grown" them back as part of a phantom limb
Kinect body hack lets you possess a horse
Watch how a new Kinect system allows you to use your body to animate virtual characters
Searching for species that keep us healthy
Intestinal worms and bacteria, please - we're good at fighting off organisms that bring disease, but should we find species that benefit us too, asks Rob Dunn
Cheap chips herald future of wave and pay
Devices known as rectennas can harness power directly from a cellphone's radio waves, and could be cheap enough to make contactless payment ubiquitous
NASA's tentacled spacecraft will probe solar storms
Due to launch this month, NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes will attempt to solve one of the oldest mysteries of the space age
Stem cells responsible for higher brain function found
The discovery of specialist stem cells responsible for our most advanced cognition could pave the way for new treatments for autism and schizophrenia
Sandpipers achieve world record for sleeplessness
Male pectoral sandpipers go 19 days without sleep, and father more offspring the longer they stay awake
Manhattan project national park plan raises questions
The labs that hosted the Manhattan project may become part of a national park
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