Ancient burial chamber revealed
A laser-scanning project has revealed what's hidden inside Maeshowe, the 5000-year-old tomb in Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland
Strange fat explains skin's waterproof properties
The fat molecules in skin have a unique arrangement that forms an impermeable layer. Finding ways to break through could improve drug delivery
Epigenetic changes linked with ageing
Some of the genetic changes associated with ageing may be the result of epigenetics - which suggests they could be reversed
Pigeon brain's global positioning system located
We may not know how birds detect the magnetic fields that help them navigate, but we have now identified where in the brain the signals are processed
Cells reprogrammed to mend a broken heart
Damaged heart cells can be transformed into healthy beating muscle cells that could help treat a heart attack
Roughnecks in space: Moon mining in science fiction
What's a science fiction writer to do in a solar system full of inhospitable planets? Find out in our round-up of off-world mining colonies
Friday Illusion: Upright balance beam seems to tilt
See how visual cues can make parallel lines look skewed
Evolution re-run test to probe life's predictability
A 500-million-year-old bacterial protein has been resurrected to test whether it would evolve in a similar way given a second chance
How to win a Nobel for someone else's work
Claiming credit for scientific breakthroughs. PLUS: cartoon treatment of quackery, remembering Mars successes and the new subconscious
Feedback: Do hairpieces reduce vitamin D?
Why comb-overs could damage your health, how many 5-minute walks would cross the English Channel, hydrogen-rich water, and more
Is it a bird? Is it a dinosaur?
Remarkable fossil finds in China seemed to have settled a long-running argument once and for all - birds really do represent the last living dinosaur. But do they?
Super-accurate atomic clock sets time travel record
The clock's tick traversed an optical fibre 900 km long, paving the way for a network of synched clocks that could test Einstein's theory of gravity
Crowdsourced piano-playing lets you choose the tune
An experiment in "collaborative improvisation" at MIT's Media Lab lets online listeners choose what direction the music should take
Technicolour jelly lets you cook up an edible piano
Watch how jelly shapes can be played like musical instruments when placed on a smart surface
Analytical thinking erodes belief in God
Our intuitive thought processes, which underpin supernatural beliefs, can be overcome by thinking analytically
Astrophile: Mars coils hold with those who favour fire
Spirals newly glimpsed on the floor of a Martian valley settle a poetic debate over whether the valley was carved by fiery lava, or ice
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