Muddy flood engulfs all but top of Kashmiri temple
Six days of heavy rain have led to the Kashmir's worst flooding in over five decades
No ghosts, no gods, no aliens on my atheism channel
Viewers in the US are bombarded with nonsense masquerading as fact. They should switch to AtheistTV, says founder David Silverman
All newborns should be similar size in ideal conditions
International growth charts that say the size of babies born to well-fed mothers is similar no matter her ethnicity are causing consternation
Europa's icy plate tectonics may support life
Jupiter's moon Europa may be the first world other than Earth to sport plate tectonics, only above its ocean instead of below
Coffee genes help hackers home in on the perfect brew
Armed with the genome of robusta coffee, aficionados hope to make coffee tastier, tweak the caffeine content and protect the beans against climate change
We need shrinks in hospital emergency rooms
It's time to abandon mind-body duality in medicine: we need psychiatrists in hospitals and better physical care for psychiatric patients, says Simon Wessely
Ebola's silver lining: We can clamp down on bushmeat
The smuggling and consumption of wild animals has helped Ebola spread in West Africa. What better moment to act, says an animal protection campaigner
Win a VIP trip to the Royal Museums in Greenwich
Win a day out for two at the Royal Observatory Greenwich and the National Maritime Museum, plus dinner and a stay at the Mercure London Greenwich Hotel
Rubbery robot battles flames, snow and gets run over
It may look like a softy, but this robot is a rugged survivor that can survive fire, ice and getting squashed by a car
Tornado of hot gas caught emerging from fiery volcano
A huge gas tornado has been photographed spewing from Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano on an infrared camera designed to let pilots see volcanic ash clouds
WHO vaping report is 'misguided', say tobacco experts
A group of tobacco experts has called into question the reliability of the World Health Organization's guidelines on e-cigarettes
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