Toadstool weeps to make its own wind
Mushrooms such as shiitakes and fly agaric release water vapour to create a soft breeze, lofting their spores much further than otherwise possible
Camera that sees through fog could make driving safer
A camera uses strobing light to detect the difference between solid objects and rain
Darwinian business needn't be red in tooth and claw
The notion that economics and business are all about competition and self-interest is alluring but wrong, argues evolutionary psychologist Mark van Vugt
LED carpet turns the floor into a screen
Combining a new carpet backing with an LED-studded screen allows for vivid images to pop up underfoot
Threatwatch: Iran deal allows first total uranium count
A historic nuclear agreement contains a little-noticed feature that should allow inspectors to determine if uranium is being diverted to secret plants in Iran
UK sex survey highlights tolerance, diversity and abuse
A study of 15,000 people shows the UK has become more accepting of sexual diversity but also reveals that 1 in 10 women have been forced into sex
Up she rises: Five monstrous moments of wreck salvage
With a growing fleet of mega-vessels now taking to the seas, can we learn from the high and lows of past salvage operations?
Lunar thyme lords: can NASA bloom the moon?
Turnips, cress and basil could sprout on the moon in 2015 if NASA's first plan to grow herbs and vegetables on a world other than the Earth comes to fruition
China poised to send Jade Rabbit rover to the moon
China is soon to launch a lander and a rover to the moon in its first ever attempt to land on a celestial body
23andMe ordered to stop selling $99 genetic test
The FDA have told the company that they are particularly concerned about the public health consequences of inaccurate results
Fire ants writhe to make unsinkable rafts
Robot-builders could learn a thing or two from fire ants, which have evolved a trick to withstand waves and cross rivers without sinking
Dwarf seahorses are stealth hunters of the oceans
At just 2.5 centimetres long, one of the slowest moving animals in the oceans has a special trick for snapping up some of the fastest
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