Global warming is amplifying Hurricane Florence’s destructive power
Hurricane Florence won’t make landfall until Thursday, but we can already be sure that its destruction will be greater because of climate change
You should soothe babies who wake at night – it speeds sleep training
Parents may be told to let babies “cry it out” if they wake at night – but comforting very young infants who wake helps them develop a better night-time routine
Ambitious plan for seven London-sized forests to meet UK climate goals
By expanding forest cover in the UK by 1.2 million hectares, the country could initiate its first practical plan to limit global warming
Peaceful basking sharks can leap just as powerfully as great whites
Basking sharks are slow movers that eat zooplankton, but sometimes they jump out of the water like ferocious great white sharks - and we don't know why
After the cat: Celebrating Schrödinger’s 75-year influence on biology
In 1943, physicist Erwin Schrödinger gave a lecture in Dublin that kick-started modern biology. A star-studded conference last week celebrated his legacy
Watch a blast of sound turn floating drops into bubbles
Sound can counteract gravity, making droplets float in the air. It can also turn them into bubbles, which could prove useful for creating hollow materials
Hurricane Florence: Mass evacuation of 1.5 million residents ordered
As Hurricane Florence comes closer to land and approaches the highest possible storm rating, a state of emergency has been declared in four US states
Volcanic eruption may have helped drive real-life hobbits extinct
The diminutive Homo floresiensis died out about 50,000 years ago just as a volcano exploded – but are the two connected or was extinction down to other factors?
Genetic studies intend to help people with autism, not wipe them out
There are fears genetics research into autism will lead to eugenics and eradication of the condition. That must never come to pass, says Simon Baron-Cohen
We’ve cracked the brain’s emotion code and it may help depression
Eavesdropping on someone’s mood in real time is a major first step towards permanent brain implants to both detect and treat depression