Super-detailed weather map shows US of fire and ice
A new forecasting system can predict the weather for every US neighbourhood with eye-watering resolution and round-the-clock updates
Snowflake-shaped networks are easiest to mend
Power grids and other networks with the branching quality of snowflakes are easiest to fix when damaged links can't simply be restored in the same place
Vast glaciers carved out Martian Grand Canyon
Mineral discoveries high up on the walls of Valles Marineris, the largest, deepest canyon in the solar system, suggest it once hosted glaciers
Mind expanding: How to hack your attention span
Boost your ability to stay focused and you can improve at almost anything. Here are the latest tips for bringing your brain's two attention systems to heel
Feedback: Who could like weird science?
As much as a herd of elephants, nomennomenclature on the map, standing up for science in elections and more
Untangling physics: Knots in water, light and the sun
From our star's excess heat to the complexities of fluid turbulence, many a mystery might be unravelled by the bane of the headphone wearer – knots
'Perfect storm' turned HIV from local to global killer
The rapid expansion of mining and railway links from Kinshasa, the epicentre of the pandemic, helped HIV spread, say a study tracing the virus's first steps
3D printing's future is the high street, not the home
Last week, US firm UPS announced it is putting 3D printers in 100 stores in response to demand from a public that wants to get creative
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