Should we pay drug users to get vital vaccines?
Giving heroin users vouchers in exchange for taking vaccines is the stuff of tabloid headlines. But it works, says addiction researcher Nicola Metrebian
Ultrasonic 'pings' now strongest clue in MH370 hunt
A second batch of ultrasonic signals has been detected by an Australian ship 1600 kilometres from Perth – raising hopes that wreckage can be found
Borg assimilation on the ISS? That's just eyewash
This astronaut seems to have joined an alien collective bent on galactic domination. It's a sight for sore eyes
London mayor Boris talks brain scans and robot cars
Boris Johnson says biotech is the new banking – and talks about a love for nuclear physics and why robots will pay the congestion charge
Superhuman cyborg drummer plays his first live gig
Watch Jason Barnes, who lost part of one arm in an accident, debut the robotic prosthesis that lets him to do things ordinary drummers can't
Bite-sized chunks of brain science don't quite satisfy
30-Second Brain: The 50 most mind-blowing ideas in neuroscience is an admirably wide-ranging book, but simplified explanations leave you wanting more
Hive minds: Time to drop the fiction of individuality
The idea that we are freethinking individuals has shaped Western society – but the data shows that group thinking rules, says "social physicist" Alex Pentland
Squirting moons face off in race to find alien life
Europa and Enceladus both appear to spout jets of water and have buried oceans, making them attractive targets for future probes that will seek signs of life
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