Invasive herb could hamper East Africa’s fight against malaria
Mosquitoes live more than twice as long without blood if they drink nectar from an invasive plant called famine weed instead of liquid from a local vegetable
Crowds beat computers in answer to Wikipedia-sized maths problem
A maths puzzle that hit the headlines last year for generating a proof the size of Wikipedia has now been solved in just a few pages by a human
Plastic in the food chain: Artificial debris found in fish
Textile fibres and plastic have been found in the guts of fish caught off the coasts of California and Indonesia, raising concerns over food safety
How did Volkswagen cheat in tests and can it fix affected cars?
VW has been cheating in emissions tests to make its diesel cars appear less polluting than they really are – we look at the options the company now faces
The Martian: The science of surviving a space catastrophe
Movie astronaut Mark Watney is left alone on Mars – here's our spoiler-lite guide to how he channels NASA's innovate-and-improvise philosophy
That Arctic Seed Vault Isn’t Just There for a Doomsday
Syria's scientists hope to use the Svalbard samples to regenerate that collection outside of their war-torn home.
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China Says It Will Start the World’s Biggest Carbon Market by 2017
On Friday, Chinese president Xi Jinping will announce that China will start the world's largest carbon trading system by 2017, according to a statement released Thursday night by the White House.
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Absurd Creature of the Week: This Slug Has Such a Big Penis It Has to Mate Upside Down
The penis of the leopard slug is so big that its owner has to rely on the laws of physics to unfurl it.
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Absurd Creature of the Week: This Slug Has Such a Big Penis It Has to Mate Upside Down
The penis of the leopard slug is so big that its owner has to rely on the laws of physics to unfurl it.
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Why lack of sleep makes us emotionally distracted by everything
We can all be distracted by stirring images, but sleep-deprived people lose focus even when viewing emotionally neutral ones – brain training could help
