More reasons to bee worried
William Hunter tells us how the honeybee is bringing the bumblebee down too
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.
Ants in your pants? That’s crazy...
Christopher Yates reveals Texas’s invasive venom-proof ‘crazy ants’
Something else worth swallowing
Christopher Yates talks about the new drug touted as a female viagra
Sex, Robots and Rock & Roll
Will Hunter discusses the new robots that can feel human emotions
Come one, come all: the female orgasm
Philippa Skett explains the biology behind the Big O
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.
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’
New catalyst removes excess atmospheric carbon
University of Delaware finds a new non-porous silver catalyst
First GM monkeys born in China
Chris Yates on the potential of the technique that made cute custom monkeys
Crystallography turns 100
James Bezer on the triumphs of one of the most influential scientific techniques
Shine bright like a vagina
Philippa Skett on the silver lining that is coming to a crotch near you