Green Living Bioplastic made from shrimp shell could help curb plastic pollution May 6, 2014 - Updated on May 7, 2014
Environment Tree rings reveal worst droughts in the West’s history happened during Christopher Columbus’ lifetime May 6, 2014
Mind & Brain New circuitboard is 9,000 times faster and more energy efficient at simulating the human brain than PC April 29, 2014
Robotics Bionic prosthetic allows disabled to run, climb and even dance – watch this TED talk! April 28, 2014
Environmental Issues Environmental rule regulating mercury emissions saves lives (and $90 billion) April 25, 2014
Eco tips Condensing towers could make water from thin air in the driest places on Earth April 22, 2014
Health Thinking ‘obesity is a disease’ makes you more likely to eat high-calorie foods April 22, 2014
Alien life Vitamin B may have come from space – what does this mean for origin of life? April 22, 2014
Environment Frozen in time: Three-million-year-old landscape still exists beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet April 22, 2014
Biology MIT and Harvard researchers develop 100% internal cochlear implant April 21, 2014 - Updated on April 22, 2014
News China just admitted 20% of its farmland is polluted April 18, 2014 - Updated on September 7, 2018
Eco tips Toyota confirms confirms fuel cell launch for 2015; zero local emissions and 500-mile range April 16, 2014 - Updated on April 17, 2014
Archaeology Ancient throwing: archaeologists find a contract to “fix” a wrestling match in Ancient Greece April 16, 2014
Diseases Two children have a gene mutation which protects them from many viruses, including influenza, hepatitis C and HIV April 16, 2014
Anatomy News The ‘good’ and ‘bad’ bacteria in your gut are subjective to lifestyle, hunter-gatherer study shows April 16, 2014
Science Study concludes: US is an oligarchy, not a democracy April 15, 2014 - Updated on April 16, 2014
