Enter the kaleidoscopic world of cancer drug crystals
Celebrating the International Year of Crystallography, an exhibition in London reveals the beauty of crystal structures
Philae drills comet, but may not survive the night
Time is running out to get crucial comet data back from ESA's Philae lander as its solar panels are not getting enough sun to charge the batteries
Zoologger: Stingless suicidal bees bite until they die
Who needs a sting when you can sink your insect teeth into the body of your enemy, choosing death over ever letting go?
Feedback: Very traditional error messages
Lords and revenants, saving the spooks' site, managementgonads goes quantum and more
Axing Europe's top science job is a step backwards
The EU is wrong to scrap its chief science role given our challenges in energy, food and climate, argue science advocates Tracey Brown and Sile Lane
Polar bear dives into Arctic sea near explorers' grave
An exhibition at the British Library displays artefacts from explorer John Franklin's doomed quest for the North-West Passage
How I'm bringing ancient music back to life
What did Palaeolithic pop sound like? Ask Rupert Till, part of a team recreating long-forgotten instruments and the soundscapes they were played in
Cells act like old tape recorders to monitor health
For the first time, cells have been hacked so they resemble tiny analogue tape recorders. It should allow them to get the inside scoop on our bodies in a way that digital cellular recorders can't
Infanticide drives female promiscuity and big balls
Female mammals appear to evolve promiscuity as a defence against infanticide by dominant males, and this in turn swells the males' testicles
Warming world means a hike in US lightning strikes
For every two lightning strikes on US soil in the year 2000, three are predicted for 2100 – and that's bad news for wildfires
Ebola blood and drug trials to start in December
The first Ebola drugs will finally be tested in West Africa, starting next month. Blood from survivors will also be explored as a treatment
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