The doctor in Antarctica creating medicine fit for space
To keep people healthy on missions to deep space and other planets, we need to monitor those in extreme, isolated conditions, says ESA medic Beth Healey
Map shows where van Gogh’s Sunflowers could lose their lustre
The brilliant yellows in four of Vincent van Gogh's paintings are fading, but a map of at-risk areas could help prevent further damage
El Niño forces king penguins to swim 130km further for fish
Extreme climate events, such as this year's El Niño, can force penguins to swim much further for their food, endangering their survival
Deep source of Afghan-Pakistan quake will make death toll lower
Tremors from 200 kilometres down spread widely, but not as powerfully as deadly shallower quakes in the region. Up to 1000 deaths are still possible though
Alzheimer’s drug helps keep people out of care homes for longer
A drug currently used to treat the milder stages of Alzheimer's could also help to delay when people with more severe symptoms need to enter a care home
Musical training may give your brain waves more rhythm
Musicians are better than the rest of us at synchronising their brains to slow music. The finding suggests music training could help people with dyslexia
Lion populations to halve in most of Africa in next 20 years
The only refuge for Africa's rapidly declining lions is in the continent's southern nations, where heavy-handed management has conserved them
Ocean’s hidden green plankton revealed by fixing glitch in model
Assumptions about the green colour of microscopic organisms have led to overestimates about their decline as oceans warm
How a selfish world can still avoid catastrophic climate change
We can still avoid 2°C of global warming even if nations can't agree on a fair way to share the burden of emission cuts – someone just has to take the lead
Global warming could make Hajj impossible later this century
Densely populated regions around the Gulf in the Middle East could get so hot that the temperatures may be fatal to people living in or visiting the area
