Massive remnant of meteor surfaces from Russian lake
A 570-kilogram hunk of the meteor that lit up the skies over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in February has been dredged up from a lake
Hidden depths: Brain science is drowning in uncertainty
The edifice of research being built with brain scans is flawed. It's time to rethink the approach to build a more complete understanding of the mind
Badly run trials behind Indian drug testing freeze
The Supreme Court in India has halted clinical testing of new drugs following a parliamentary probe into a vaccine trial
Augmented reality system makes cars see-through
Drivers aiming to overtake a slow vehicle on a narrow road could get a clear look at the stretch ahead, using a system that makes cars appear transparent
Brain damage in American football linked to head trauma
NFL players with the most head trauma show abnormal connectivity in brain areas responsible for planning and reasoning
How UK's first nuclear reactor for 25 years will work
The first new British nuclear reactors for a quarter of a century will be safer and more efficient and reliable than ever before. But it won't be enough
Free broadband via gaps in spectrum gets biggest trial
The first mass trials of white-space wireless technology in Europe are giving the much-hyped idea a chance of breaking out into the real world
Did Africa's Great Lakes boost our ancestors' brains?
Pulses of human evolution between 2 and 1 million years ago correspond to periods of rapid change in the size and shape of Africa's Great Lakes, hinting at a link
Chimp calls suggest language evolved from a song
A stuffed python on a fishing line has revealed that chimpanzee alarm calls have intentional meaning rather than being involuntary expressions of emotion
1 in 2000 Britons may carry 'mad cow' prion protein
The prion protein responsible for the human version of BSE is twice as common in the UK as the previous best estimate, suggests the biggest survey yet
Biologists call for part privatisation of oceans
We have a decade to save the oceans – is the solution public-private partnerships?
Earth's super-siblings grew up very differently
The super-Earths spotted in our galaxy so far formed in a very different way to our own celestial home, which could affect their suitability for life
Golden Rice creator wants to live to see it save lives
Ingo Potrykus, the man behind rice modified to boost dietary vitamin A, explains why, decades on, he is still fighting to make it widely available
Virtual role-playing teaches kids the harm of bullying
SchoolLife, a virtual reality game, aims to cut bullying by letting students experience the motivations and feelings of people in a conflict situation
Back from the dead: Reversing walking corpse syndrome
A herpes drug can make people with renal failure insist they are dead – a condition called Cotard's syndrome – and may provide insights into consciousness
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