First medical X-ray scanner heads for space station
The scanner in a box will peer inside live mice and rats to study the effects of extended space flight on bones and muscles
Why Illinois has banned exfoliating face washes
Illinois has become the first US state to ban cosmetics that contain plastic microbeads, while a new report reveals the huge toll of plastic pollution
Global warming will serve up more pea-soupers
More urban smogs are predicted due to global warming as the atmosphere's ability to ventilate our cities wanes – with serious effects on health
21st century nomads: Photos on the road less travelled
Jeroen Toirkens spent over a decade photographing the lives of nomadic peoples in a modernising world, from the Arctic Circle to the Gobi desert
Compassion in conservation: Don't be cruel to be kind
Killing and harming animals in the name of conservation is not just unethical, it is counterproductive, say biologists Marc Bekoff and Daniel Ramp
Whistling Wi-Fi: How gadgets sing data to each other
No need to upgrade: with just its microphone, your phone can pay for a taxi or join Lady Gaga's light show. But who else is whispering in its tiny ear?
Sunbathing may have similar effects to drug addiction
A study in mice suggests exposure to UV light might be addictive, which could explain some people's compulsion to tan despite the health risks
Twinkling Sirius spins its spectrum into a rainbow
The brightest star in the sky creates a rainbow smear as its light is refracted through our atmosphere in this long-exposure portrait
A film homage to a brain-damaged friend
Toby Amies has made a documentary about a friend with no short-term memory. The Man Whose Head Exploded shakes up our ideas of "normal"
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