Boa constrictor swallows strangled monkey
Say goodbye to a howler monkey as it disappears into the boa constrictor that has just killed it – the first time anyone has documented such an attack
The knockout enigma: How your mechanical brain works
Your neurons are whirring with movement like clockwork. Understanding how it works may give us a new way to tinker with the brain, says Anil Ananthaswamy
Primordial broth of life was a dry Martian cup-a-soup
Mars, but not Earth, contained the right elements at the right time to create life's precursor – and this primordial soup was devoid of water
Millions of Chinese at risk of arsenic poisoning
Arsenic from rocks can get into drinking water if wells are sunk in the wrong place. A survey has highlighted areas of China in danger of contamination
Biodiversity app logs insects by their telltale call
Much like Shazam, which can identify unknown songs, a new app can recognise a species from a sample of its call
Video dinosaurs: Monster machines of tape tech past
Wonder at the heavyweight vintage cameras and recorders of the early videotape age
Tae kwon do VR simulator to train UK Olympians
As well as full-contact sparring, which risks injury, fighters will be able to train against a virtual opponent that reacts to their every move
Fresh evidence emerges for superheavy element 115
Thirty atoms of the elusive element were created, bolstering previous, more modest manifestations – they could unlock the secrets of superheavy atoms
Wasting time on Facebook? You're in for a shock
Designed as a joke to help students waste less time online, the Pavlov Poke jolts users with electricity if they spend too much time on certain websites
Whoa! How to rein in the US's wild horses
Mustangs and donkeys that roam across the western states are running out of food, while the agency fighting to help them is running out of options
Auto-diary turns every action into part of your story
A new app aims to log every element of your day's movements, even from room to room, to create a framework on which to hang the details of your day
Acid rain's surprising legacy in US rivers
Air pollution controls mean that the acid rain that devastated forests, ponds and streams in the US has reduced, but left excessive alkalinity in its wake
Mini human 'brains' grown in lab for first time
Tiny human brains made of stem cells can help us understand the early stages of cerebral development, including when things go wrong
The rain in the Serengeti falls mainly on the lions
Two hulking male lions sit out a rainstorm in a photograph that's in the running for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award
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