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Gallery: Nanobristles that twist and grip
19:00 08 January 2009
The same process that makes wet hair tangle as it dries can be harnessed to make biological-looking spirals of tiny bristles
Artificial molecule evolves in the lab
19:00 08 January 2009
A new molecule that performs the essential function of life – self-replication – could shed light on the origin of all living things
Billions could go hungry from global warming by 2100
19:00 08 January 2009 | 9 comments
Temperatures at the close of this century could be above those that crippled food supplies on at least three occasions since 1900
Drugs unlock the body's own stem cell cabinet
15:56 08 January 2009 | 4 comments
The discovery of drug regimes that liberate specific types of stem cells from the bone marrow could allow patients to produce their own healing stem cells
Climbers show record low blood oxygen levels
UPFRONT: 13:00 08 January 2009 | 4 comments
The finding in medics who climbed Mount Everest might mean that some people in intensive care can tolerate lower oxygen levels than previously thought
Wildlife confused by polarised light pollution
12:40 08 January 2009 | 2 comments
The way dark, reflective industrial materials polarise light is setting "ecological traps" for animals that have evolved to lay eggs in water
Obama team to raise questions over Ares rocket
UPFRONT: 12:20 08 January 2009 | 3 comments
Why is NASA developing a new generation of space rockets when the US already has two that could do the same job?
Invention: Recycled trash construction materials
11:25 08 January 2009
Plant and plastic waste destined for landfill can be recycled into heat or noise insulation, and could even be used for construction, says a patent application
Gallery: Paintings of the disappearing rainforests
10:30 08 January 2009
Artist Harry Holcroft spent four years travelling the world's rainforests, and created a collection of paintings depicting the scenes he discovered
Insulin grown in plants gets human tests
UPFRONT: 10:00 08 January 2009 | 6 comments
Safflower plants have been engineered to produce insulin – it is hoped they will provide a cheaper source of the hormone for people with diabetes
FROM THE BLOG
How Tetris could treat trauma
Psychologists hopes to use the game as a treatment for post-traumatic stress syndrome
GALLERY
Paintings of the disappearing rainforests
Artist Harry Holcroft spent four years travelling the world's rainforests, and created a collection of paintings depicting the scenes he discovered
LIFE
Deep-sea fish uses mirror magic to reflect light
The bizarre-looking spookfish has eyes that use mirrors to pick up on the ocean's bioluminescence
LAST WORD
The mystery of the suicidal flies
Why would flies get stuck on this window and die, each surrounded by a small patch of hazy mist?
SHORT SHARP SCIENCE BLOG
Should a TV news doctor be US surgeon general?
18:22 08 January 2009 - updated 18:30 08 January 2009
Should a TV news doctor be US surgeon general? That's the question buzzing on the blogs and in the mass media, following the revelation that president-elect Barack Obama has approached CNN's Sanjay Gupta to fill the post known as "America's...
Solar power for cheap cold food and pure water
16:42 08 January 2009 - updated 16:48 08 January 2009
Solar power in the developed world is becoming ever more high-tech, and big business. Witness the attempts to steer president-elect Obama towards space-based solar power.But low-tech ways to harness the Sun's energy can have big impacts too, as these two...
Who will be NASA's next chief?
02:12 08 January 2009 - updated 04:43 08 January 2009
A former astronaut is reportedly the strongest contender for the agency's top post
