New memories implanted in mice while they sleep
For the first time, mice have been given a new conscious memory while they sleep, New Scientist asks whether the same could be done for humans
Metamirrors twist reflections and turn into windows
Now you see it, now you don't. Surfaces made out of artificial materials can bounce light at weird angles or be see-through for one kind of light while reflecting another
Look, no fuel! Solar-powered flight around world is go
After more than a decade of preparation, a pioneering attempt to fly around the world powered solely by sunshine got off the ground today
HIV's hiding places at last revealed by simple scan
Drugs can clear HIV from the blood, but the virus can hide out around the body. Now we have a way to reveal its hiding places – the first step to getting rid of it fully
MH370 beacon had expired battery, but plane had backup
A year on, a report into the vanished Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 says one locator beacon's battery had expired, but the airline says there was a second beacon
Where we're headed in the search for our minds
In two challenging neuroscience books Michael Gazzaniga, Gary Marcus and Jeremy Freeman show why we're struggling with the mind-brain link – for now
Dambusters: The end of Brazil's hydroelectric dreams?
After a 40-year fight, the plan to build huge dams to tap the Amazon's power is running out of juice, mired in corrupution and scientific uncertainty
Will the revamped LHC make or break physics?
With CERN's Large Hadron Collider about to reopen after a two-year upgrade, a failure to uncover more big science would be a huge roadblock to progress
How to understand and deal with migraines
Migraines are more complex than you might think, and a long way from being just a headache. From triggers to painkillers, here's how to handle them better
Moths remember their first time
Where a moth mates for the first time helps decide the location of future liaisons, and where they lay their eggs
Migrants and asylum seekers are not a zero-sum game
An unfounded fear of competition is driving anti-immigration sentiment in the West, but successful integration is possible, says a psychologist
Confident? Your voice gives you away in milliseconds
Whether you're king of the spin or lacking in confidence, brain activity reveals clues as to the way others assess how much you believe in what you're saying
Mighty El Niño is back – here's what you need to know
The return of the global-weather-shifting Pacific Ocean phenomenon known as El Niño has been officially declared. Meteorologist Eric Holthaus explains all
NASA's Dawn becomes first probe to orbit dwarf planet
From its vantage point around one of the largest objects in the asteroid belt, Dawn could unlock a time capsule from the formation of our solar system
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