Hackathon aims to invent breast pumps that don't suck
Aviva Rutkin attends an innovation session on reimagining the much-maligned gadget to be more comfortable, easier to use and quieter
'Unprecedented' climate summit leads to bold pledges
Politicians and businesses met in New York and pledged to invest in renewables, halt deforestation and help poorer nations prepare for climate change
NIH in bold move to fight gender bias in research
The National Institutes of Health is providing $10 million to explore sex difference in disease, part of a move to boost female numbers in clinical trials
Meet the ancient megatrees of arid lands
The mighty baobab tree attracts incredible legends – but living for thousands of years and storing 100,000 litres of water is a pretty impressive feat
The creepy crawly story of life on Earth
Mammals are normally considered the stars of the evolution show, but insects should be centre stage, says Scott Richard Shaw in Planet of the Bugs
World wakes up to Ebola as cases set to top 1 million
Only decisive action can stop the virus becoming entrenched in Africa and spreading elsewhere, say epidemiologists
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