Myanmar snub-nosed monkey caught on camera
Researchers in Burma have captured the first images of live Myanmar snub-nosed monkeys
Touching the crocheted clouds
Inspired by fog nets that harvest water in the desert, architect Ciro Najle used crochet to capture the complex nature of clouds.
How stable are cruise ships like the Costa Concordia?
After the Costa Concordia keeled over so quickly, questions are being asked about the safety of giant cruise ships
Robotic rover uses tail to land like a lizard
Watch a robot mimic the way a lizard uses its tail to execute a stable landing
Not for the faint hearted - science stand-up
Our blogger finds a novel way to conquer her fear of presenting
Remember Scott's legacy of Antarctic science
Scott's reputation as an explorer has taken a battering in recent years, but he deserves reappraisal for his dedication to science, says Anil Ananthaswamy
Last year costliest on record for natural disasters
Earthquakes in Japan and New Zealand contributed to the costliest year for natural disasters since records began 30 years ago
Make drug-driving illegal, but prevention is better
Setting limits for drug-driving may prove tricky. A total ban, plus anti-drug campaigns for children, looks like the best solution, says Duncan Vernon
Wristband plugs you into smart buildings
Packed with environmental sensors, an unobtrusive wristband will help you keep comfortable indoors - and could do much else besides
Superstuff: When quantum goes big
In the coldest labs in the universe, bucketfuls of liquid flow uphill and solids pass through one another. Michael Brooks enters the quantum looking-glass
Doomed Phobos probe smashes into Pacific Ocean
Intended for a Martian moon, the hobbled Phobos-Grunt probe is the latest in a series of Russian spacecraft to run into problems
Ten books to look out for in 2012
Whether you want to know about black holes, the brain, genes or imagination, there's one for you in our list of books we can't wait to read this year
UK politicians say take two alcohol-free days a week
People should give their liver a chance to recover by not drinking alcohol for two days each week, suggests a new report
Carbon dioxide encourages risky behaviour in clownfish
Fish took many more risks than normal after they were reared in water with the concentrations of carbon dioxide that are expected in the oceans by 2100
Loud-mouthed Wi-Fi devices could use sound to connect
Wireless TVs, speakers and other consumer devices may one day automatically connect to your home router using audible bleeps
Budgies find yawns irresistible too
The highly social budgerigars are the latest animals to join the contagious yawning club
MS damage washed away by stream of young blood
Pumping youthful blood through ageing mice with nerve-cell sheath damage helps to reverse the process of multiple sclerosis
Mystery of the moving Antarctic lakes
This group of 11 lakes moves nearly half a kilometre a year, seemingly independently of the ice shelf they sit on
CES: High-tech scales zero in on fat
Dozens of futuristic scales - some of them outfitted to beam your weight to your television - may soon help you lose the flab
What are the risks from Phobos probe's downfall?
Any day now, Russia's ill-fated Phobos-Grunt spacecraft is due to re-enter Earth's atmosphere, fully fuelled
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