The pseudoscience shaking the Shroud
Alongside UFOs, homeopathy and all manners of conspiracy theories, the Shroud of Turin has long been known as a perennial source of pseudoscience.
Bouncing back: new research supports rebound sex
It’s official: the popular belief that people who have been dumped are more likely to have “rebound” sex is true, at least among students.
Come one, come all: the female orgasm
Philippa Skett explains the biology behind the Big O
Sex, Robots and Rock & Roll
Will Hunter discusses the new robots that can feel human emotions
Something else worth swallowing
Christopher Yates talks about the new drug touted as a female viagra
Crystallography turns 100
James Bezer on the triumphs of one of the most influential scientific techniques
First GM monkeys born in China
Chris Yates on the potential of the technique that made cute custom monkeys
New catalyst removes excess atmospheric carbon
University of Delaware finds a new non-porous silver catalyst
Waterjet printer set to make a splash
‘Disappearing ink’ generally conjures up images of spies and secret messages. Until now, attempts to create a disappearing ink have been expensive (and sometimes toxic), with the results appearing rather faint on the page. But researchers from China have come up with a solution that uses nothing but ‘Disappearing ink’
A grand genome: the new cost of genome sequencing
In 2003, the Human Genome Project was declared complete. At a cost of around $3 billion and taking 13 years, for the first time we had a sequence of around 99% of the human genome.
A trip down memory lane
Utsav Radia on why and when you stop remembering your early years
Ancient traces of water found on Mars
For a vehicle designed to last just 7 earth weeks, Opportunity has done remarkably well. Ten years to the day since the rover first landed on the surface of Mars, its new analysis of some of the oldest rocks ever found there show environments potentially suitable for life were aroun...