Ebola fight hindered by rumours and bogus cures online
Rumours of dubious treatments are spreading on social media in West Africa, while fishy Ebola treatments are being pedalled to anxious US citizens
African elephants are being poached to extinction
The surge in the illegal ivory trade is shrinking Africa's elephant population by up to 3 per cent a year, which could ultimately wipe out the species
Floods in India and Nepal will only become more common
The floods that have killed over 100 people in the Himalayan region are exactly what climate scientists have been warning of
Third Michael Brown autopsy unlikely to solve mystery
Did the teenager have his arms up when he was shot? Was he running towards police? A third autopsy may not clarify what happened in Ferguson, Missouri
Inside California's $7.5 billion drought-survival plan
With reservoirs at record lows and groundwater being rapidly depleted, the state is considering extreme measures to ride out an epic dry spell
African pygmies evolved their short stature twice
East and West African pygmies evolved their stature independently, possibly because it was a beneficial trait in an environment packed with low obstacles
Essence of man: Y size doesn't matter
The Y chromosome, which makes men male, has been shrinking for 180 million years. But there's more to this rotting husk than anyone suspected
How the human brain folds itself up
Forget neurons migrating to the "hills" of the folds in our brains, the folded shape of our cortex can be explained by simple expansion
Bacteria battle cancer cells to shrink human tumours
The tendency of Clostridium novyi to kill mammal cells has been used to shrink tumours in dogs and people, so the bacteria could help fight some cancers
Meeting the human faces of the internet's dark places
Jamie Bartlett's encounters with the characters behind subversive currencies and online erotica make fascinating reading, but The Dark Net is really about us
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