Wasps stitch up spiders in silk nests where they are eaten alive
One type of parasitic wasp lays its eggs inside spiders' nests, then felts the silk of the nests to make a secure home for the larvae
Dissolving Pills Aren’t Just Beautiful. They’re Science as Hell
Can we reduce mass shootings by changing how they are reported?
There are calls to curb media coverage of some aspects of mass shootings in the US to try to cut the number of gun sprees. Will it work, wonders Steven Stack
Gluten-free water: surely that’s not a real thing is it?
Consumer fad or bad joke? What should we make of the website promoting gluten-free bottled water to the health-conscious, asks Anthony Warner
Wanna Swim Like Phelps? Take a Dive Into the Physics of Drag
Plan to replant millions of trees in central England slows down
Some 8.5 million trees have been planted in central England under the National Forest scheme, but the rate of planting has dwindled – here’s why
Watch a classic chemistry lab explosion tamed to run in slow-mo
Remember seeing sodium or potassium catching fire and exploding in chemistry lessons? Now watch a new version run slow enough for you to see every detail
How the Candidates’ Talking Points Are Getting Inside Your Head
The Untold Story of Neuroscience’s Most Famous Brain
IceCube telescope in Antarctica rules out sterile neutrinos
A search for a fourth kind of neutrino, a ghostly particle that could explain dark matter, has turned up empty