Surgical device repairs damaged still-beating heart with glue
A light-activated adhesive has been used to repair a hole in the heart of a living pig through a keyhole incision
Fast-track a rival supplier to scupper that Daraprim price hike
To spoil Martin Shkreli's attempt to jack up the price of a vital drug, we need to allow competitors into the market quickly, says Jordan Weissmann
How the local yeasts can affect the flavour and aroma of wine
Microbes have been shown to change the aroma and chemical profile of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
Paralysed man uses mind control to walk again
A device that monitors brain signals was hooked up to muscle-activating electrodes in the man's legs, enabling him to control his movement just by thinking about it
America’s oldest decapitated head reveals strange burial ritual
A 9000-year-old decapitated head discovered in South America is twice as old as previous finds, and suggests veneration of the dead by early hunter-gatherers
The lies we tell are more convincing when we need to pee
Observers are less able to distinguish the truth from a falsehood when an interviewee has a full bladder
Divers return to famous Antikythera wreck to hunt for treasures
The search for secrets on one of the world's most impressive wrecks is back on. Will it uncover another ancient Greek computer like the Antikythera mechanism?
World set to embark on UN sustainable goals to eradicate poverty
At a summit in New York this week, world leaders are expected to approve a set of goals and targets linked to sustainable and equitable development
Citizen scientists catch cloud of comets orbiting distant star
A bizarre signal from NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope showed up in a citizen science project called Planet Hunters, and may be caused by dust from a comet storm
World Health Organization wants to know how happy we are
The WHO has traditionally collected information on death, disease and disability – now it wants to measure our well-being too
