Satellite maps can't measure carbon stored in forests
A global plan to offset emissions by protecting forests relies on estimating the carbon locked up in trees – but figures from satellite data may be way out
Terminator-style liquid metal connects severed nerves
An alloy that can carry weak electrical impulses could one day be placed in the body to help damaged nerves heal, after it successfully reconnected frog nerves
Feedback: Fossils battle evolution
Fossils battle evolution, a name by any other name, metaphor miasma, and more
Sun-focusing satellite dish heats water on your roof
Concentrated solar power is no longer confined to the desert: soon it might be on your roof, heating your bathwater
The mirror crack'd: Why physics is lopsided
Forget symmetry, it's asymmetry that could be the key to life, the universe and almost everything, says physicist Frank Close
All-electric plane heralds future of green aviation
After last week's flight of an electric-only plane, how long before we start flying in hybrid passenger jets?
Baboons with pig hearts pave way for human transplants
A genetic triple-whammy disguises transplanted organs to keep pig hearts alive in baboons for 600 days, and could work for other organs too
Blue-footed boogie isn't enough for booby babies
The blue-footed booby's mating dance is an amazing image of avian romance, but populations are still on the decline
Sun's fractal surprise could help fusion on Earth
An unexpected pattern has been glimpsed in the turbulent solar wind, offering clues for handling plasmas that roil inside nuclear fusion reactors on Earth
Pluto may be wearing a dark belt of moon dust
Sprinklings of dust from four of its moons could be raining down on Pluto, which may explain why the frigid world's equator is darker than its poles
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