Super-dark chameleon material shifts colour to boost solar power
A material made from gold nano-hammers is vying for the world's blackest stuff. But add a dye to it, and it dazzles
Climate models may be wrong as fires cancel forest carbon sinks
Widely assumed to be huge carbon sinks, vast boreal forests are increasingly hit by fires so may be releasing carbon more quickly than they store it
Carbon emissions make Earth greener but are also drying it out
Extra CO2 in the atmosphere is boosting plant growth, which is sucking water from streams in semi-arid parts of Australia, cutting streamflow by a quarter
Should You Be Capitalizing the Word ‘Internet’?
One form of the word "internet" is advancing over the other, and will ultimately win out.
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Slow typhoon Koppu to drop one metre of rain on the Philippines
A typhoon is crawling across the Philippines, slowed by another one just behind it, and is dumping torrential rain across the battered islands
A New Twist in the Fight Against Sexism in Science
What once might have been whispered in labs is now a public conversation: loud, open, and clear.
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Guys, Lots of Signals From Space Seem Like Aliens
The Kepler Space Telescope found a pattern of flickers that could be evidence of an alien race. Except not.
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Footage of balloons bursting reveals best way to break
High-speed videos of balloons popping show why some tear cleanly and others rip into pieces, which could aid the development of materials that smash safely
People with Parkinson’s walk again after promising drug trial
A cancer drug may be the first treatment to reverse Parkinson's disease, and has allowed bedridden people in a small trial to walk again
Clinical Trial Will Test if Google Glass Can Help Kids with Autism
At Stanford, researchers are testing Google Glass software that scans people's faces and tells the wearer what emotions they're expressing.
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