Memory lapse draws bumblebees to untried flowers
Bumblebees can recall which flowers yield nectar, but like people they can get mixed up – leading them to home in on flowers they have no experience of
6 things you're dying to ask about head transplants
Read about the proposed head transplant surgery? Here are answers to questions on the tip of your tongue. And no, we can't defrost all the cryogenic heads
First photo of Earth from space was from deadly rocket
The first ever photograph of our planet from space marks the moment when rockets became space exploration vehicles and not just bomb carriers
Is this the moment Greece's suffering starts to ease?
The new Syriza government has won a little breathing space to tackle Greece's public health crisis, says sociologist Alexander Kentikelenis
Putting animals online: Does it protect or destroy?
Even in the digital realm, observation and conservation make uncomfortable bedfellows
Kenya's electrified route to human-wildlife harmony
A vast electric fence is being erected around Mount Kenya, one of the world's great refuges for wildlife. Will it help people and animals coexist?
Why your brain needs touch to make you human
Being touchy-feely isn't just nice – caresses build social worlds from families to sports teams and may even give us our sense of self
Drug-resistant malaria poised to cross into India
Resistance to vital antimalarial drugs called artemisinins has spread across Burma to the Indian border. If not contained, it could ultimately hit Africa hard
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