Phones track firefighters when the heat is on
Smartphones that can record how firefighters behave when in a burning building can help them see where improvements could be made
Stars' escape velocity shows how to exit the Milky Way
Speeding stars reveal how fast your spaceship would have to be to escape the Milky Way's gravitational clutches – better start your antimatter engines
Gravity ripples: The race to catch the next wave
The collisions of stars create ripples through the very fabric of the universe. Detect them and we could rewrite what we know about gravity, says Stuart Clark
Date glitch delays Cygnus's rendezvous with ISS
Cygnus was due to be the second private craft to dock with the ISS on Sunday, but will have to wait its turn after getting GPS data in the wrong format
US dolphin deaths set to rise as migration begins
A lethal virus epidemic is killing dolphins, and many more are likely to die. We explore the reasons behind the outbreak and what it means for conservation
Herpes virus cleared from blood for first time
Clearing the common virus from the blood of immuno-suppressed people could prevent blindness and other serious illnesses
We think, therefore we are
The scientific tools to explore the true richness of our mental lives are at last within reach
Bye-bye Bambi: Eagle snags deer in ambitious attack
A camera-trap photo captures the first documented case of a golden eagle attacking a deer
Overcome fears by manipulating memory as you sleep
Exposing sleeping people to smells linked with something they fear is the first step towards a stress-free way to overcome phobias
Green energy pays for itself in lives saved from smog
Switching from fossil fuels could save as many as 1.3 million people's lives a year by 2050, allowing them to continue contributing to society
Forget premiums: A peer-to-peer network will cover you
People can now insure one another in peer-to-peer networks and do away with big insurance companies and premiums
Warblers begin migrating after interbreeding
The sedentary Audubon's warbler may be turning into a migratory species through interbreeding with its close relative, the myrtle warbler
Mexico's people hit by double whammy of tropical storms
The country has been hit on both coasts by two tropical storms landing within 24 hours of one another. The lethal combination has already claimed 97 lives
Award-winning animal photos capture nature's posers
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