Indian election speaks to internet, nukes and climate
Although India's main political parties place the battle against corruption at the heart of their manifestos, science also features heavily
Sexism will dog science until it gives women their due
Marthe Gautier's fight for recognition should inspire other female scientists who feel their contributions have been overlooked
DNA nanobots deliver drugs in living cockroaches
A swarm of nanobots made of DNA can store molecules in their folds and deliver them to specific cells by performing complex calculations
Sun traces giant figures-of-eight in the sky
A pinhole camera recorded this time-lapse image over a whole year, showing how the path of the sun across the sky traces a shape called an analemma
Pioneering implant revives legs of paralysed men
Refinements in device that reawakens spinal cord could ultimately enable walking, say its developers
Unsung heroines: Five women denied scientific glory
Meet some of the female geniuses who missed out on the jobs, renown and Nobel prizes they deserved
Why do we love to organise knowledge into trees?
From studying the bible to visualising computer storage, Manuel Lima's sumptuous The Book of Trees explores the tree diagram's appeal for showing information
Pro violinists fail to spot Stradivarius in blind test
Could you tell a new violin from a vintage Stradivarius? Top-notch soloists couldn't in a blind test, and they even preferred new instruments
Who really decoded Down's syndrome?
The Frenchman credited with finding the genetic cause of Down's is in line for sainthood. Now his colleague says it was her who made the crucial breakthrough
Cold war in space? What NASA's Russia boycott means
NASA has suspended engagements with Russia, apart from on the International Space Station. We look at what the move means for space activities
Volcanic blasts hint that Mercury is a migrant planet
Explosions seem to have rocked the planet Mercury for most of its existence – and that shouldn't be possible if it formed close to the sun
Global plan to shush ships for the sake of whales
For the first time a set of guidelines will push shipping companies to keep the noise down, reducing the din bombarding marine animals
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