If viruses transfer wasp genes into butterflies, are they GM?
Some claim that North America's famed monarch butterfly is a natural genetically modified organism owing to the transfer of wasp genes by tamed viruses
Armoured wasps chop off opponents’ heads in brutal fig wars
With only a couple of days to mate before death, parasitic fig wasps go on a rampage inside their fig kingdoms, killing anything in their path
Bionic pancreas automatically controls diabetics’ blood sugar
A smartphone app can work as a bionic pancreas, allowing people with diabetes to sleep safely all night without waking to check blood sugar levels
How earthquakes can trigger copycat quakes 1000 kilometres away
Seismic waves vibrating at the right frequency can shake up distant tectonic faults, even if the waves are very weak, and set off secondary quakes
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Feline version of HIV threatens UK wildcats, antibiotic resistance is booming in India, cholera hits Iraq and more
Apes remember major events in movies, even on a single viewing
The first evidence that chimpanzees and bonobos can recall recent events comes from experiments that tested their memory of short movie clips
US weapons facility accidentally shipped excess nuclear material
The Y-12 National Security Complex mistakenly sent too much uranium to one of its contractors, prompting concerns over site safety and management
Rosettawatch: Comet 67P’s weather revealed as sun melts ice
The Rosetta probe has spotted a field of solid ice in the neck region of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko which turns to vapour when the sun rises
Gravitational-wave detector rebooted to sense clashing stars
The revamped Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) has taken its first science data – a step towards finding ripples in space-time
Zoologger: Octopus makes own quicksand to build burrow on seabed
Southern sand octopus is first cephalopod found to build underwater hideout by burrowing through quicksand and daubing the walls with mucus
