No link between major earthquakes that struck Japan and Ecuador
Both Japan and Ecuador lie on the Pacific Ring of Fire, but the timing of the quakes of the last few days is a coincidence
Waking supervolcano makes North Korea and West join forces
Rare example of collaboration with isolationist regime's researchers helps reveal secrets of one of the world’s largest volcanoes
Turn your skin into a screen with a super-thin digital display
Electronic skin with an LED display can be used by athletes to show their heart rate – and could one day place a smartphone screen on the back of your hand
Dolphins have a language that helps them solve problems together
When faced with a puzzle that two can solve better than one, bottlenose dolphins chatter away, suggesting that they have a specific vocalisation for working together
Cow’s milk has vital prebiotic for a healthy baby’s microbiome
Cow's milk prebiotic could be used to soup up baby formula, and encourage the growth of essential gut bacteria in infants
We are zombies rewriting our mental history to feel in control
Ever thought you have an uncanny knack of predicting events? It's probably down to shortcomings in the human brain
Mysterious deep-sea sharks biting chunks out of migrating whales
Cookie-cutter sharks rise from the depths to feed on whales – and the wounds they leave are shedding light on both the sharks and their prey
Face-to-face with Great Barrier Reef’s worst coral bleaching
Laura Hampton reports from ground zero on efforts to document the worst coral-bleaching event on record at Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef
Saturn probe Cassini hoovers up dust from distant stars
A rare haul of interstellar dust was picked up in orbit around Saturn, and could give us clues to how the solar system formed from the remnants of other stars
Coral reefs set to lose tolerance to bleaching as oceans warm
As ocean temperatures rise, coral reefs could lose the 'practice run' periods of milder warming that now prepare them to survive bleaching
