Britons need to accept their new climate
The increasing likelihood of extreme weather events poses big challenges for the UK. Fortunately, there are some unexpected precedents
Honeybee trade is hotbed for carrying disease into wild
Lethal viruses which could play havoc with the wild insects that pollinate crops are being spread by honeybees bred for trade
NHS plans leave 'anonymous' medical data vulnerable
Anonymising the medical records of everyone in England would not keep them safe from prying eyes, as individuals could still be identified
Blind mice see the light after simple drug therapy
Progress has been made towards reversing age-related blindness with stem cells or gene therapy – but a drug may offer a simpler, and safer, approach
Incoming 'Moby Dick' asteroid goes missing near Earth
A 270-metre space rock, nicknamed Moby Dick, was due to swing past our planet this week but failed to show up, sparking a global hunt
Runaway pulsar spews 37-light-year-long trail in space
A pulsar corkscrewing through space at up to 8 million kilometres an hour creates a spectacular light show for the Chandra space telescope
Deep-sea mining projects land in hot water
The first attempt to mine the sea floor has run aground, as the mining company announces it is suing its partners in the Papua New Guinea government
First commercial moon delivery could be sports drink
Destination: moon. A can of the Japanese drink Pocari Sweat is set to arrive there in 2015, aboard a lander built by Google Lunar X Prize hopeful Astrobotic
UK must abandon or adapt in face of floods
The UK's future is wet. How can Britons learn to live with the water, and who will have to move to higher ground?
Liquid-crystal bath puts live bacteria on display
Water-based liquid crystals make swimming bacteria easier to see, which could lead to better medical sensors for monitoring illness
Earth is prepared enough for the next asteroid strike
Early-warning systems will miss more than half of the space rocks like the one that burst apart over Russia last year, but maybe that's OK
Belugas with 'kitty-litter disease' threaten Inuit
Toxoplasmosis – an infection linked to cat faeces – has been found in beluga whales for the first time and researchers blame thawing Arctic ice
Monkey brain waves control hand of paralysed pal
Information has been sent from the brain of one animal to the spinal cord of another – another step towards returning movement to paralysed people
Dancing ballerina skeleton pinpoints injury hotspots
Personalised, moving models of ballet dancers' internal tissue have allowed doctors to home in on sources of injury – footballers are next
Acid-bath stem cell results called into question
Research claiming to have turned adult cells into the most versatile stem cells is now under investigation
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