Sea invades ice in stark view of Greenland's coast
A satellite image of Greenland's southern tip shows the branching fjords that reach deep into the island's doomed ice-fields
Touchscreens get curves thanks to 3D printed optics
3D printed fibre optics can create curved displays that double as touchscreens – giving animated characters a new lease of life
Tabletop fusion reactor mimics cosmic-ray crashes
The first laser-driven device to spark fusion in boron plasma can double as an astrophysical lab for studying how particle crashes forge elements
How did we lose a 1400-tonne ocean liner?
Somewhere in the Atlantic, the 100-metre Lyubov Orlova drifts alone and empty. Richard Fisher joins coastguards and salvage hunters in search of a ghost ship
Elusive Higgs wins physics Nobel, shared with Englert
This year's Nobel prize in physics has gone to Peter Higgs and François Englert for developing the theory of how particles acquire mass
Microbes frozen in gelatine jail reveal all
Locking up bacteria in a life-supporting jelly is helping reveal more about their virulence and antibiotic resistance
World's first malaria vaccine on course for 2015
Most advanced trial in Africa shows vaccine halved malaria cases in toddlers and reduced them by a quarter in babies
Lazy jellyfish use vortex power to rule the waves
The moon jellyfish may move slowly, but it does so more efficiently than almost any other animal, helping explain why jellyfish can overwhelm ecosystems
Competition drives marsupial males to suicidal sex
Some small marsupial males drop dead from stress after their first breeding season, perhaps because of the females' sexual behaviour
Prehistoric avian had unique dual-purpose tail
Fossils found in China suggest an early bird had a tail of two parts – one primitive, one modern
Speed limit found for sluggish dark matter
If particles of dark matter had never formed the clumps they are in today, they would scurry around space at no more than 54 metres per second
International airlines face emissions caps from 2020
A UN decision means that international airlines will have to curb their greenhouse gas emissions from 2020 – but it's not clear by how much
Invisible force field gives touchscreens a new feel
Beams of ultrasonic sound waves project a force field in front of screens, making it feel as though a user is touching an invisible 3D surface
Reading literary fiction makes you a nicer person
Understanding the lives of literary characters can help readers better understand the thoughts and feelings of people in the real world
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