Fungus confirmed as the cause of "white nose syndrome" deaths in bats, but still no cure in sight
Despite not having any jaws, hagfish hunt other fish, deter predators with slime, and eat rotting corpses from the inside out
Some 150 million years ago, vast herds of sauropods made seasonal migrations out of the dry floodplains of the western US and up into the greener highlands
Why are more and more people in Israel with genetic disorders filing lawsuits for "wrongful life"?
The Facebook Immune System polices 800 million users, spots spammers in seconds, and can act without human intervention. But there's a way past its defences
Kaching lets users transfer cash by simply clicking on the phone number, email or Facebook ID of the intended recipient
A lampshade, an egg slicer and a hacked Speak & Spell are among the unexpected instruments of early electronic music.
Two prototype insect-eating robots have been developed that employ smart materials to rapidly ensnare their prey
We'll patch you up later - let's fix your blood first, says a controversial new approach to life-or-death medical emergencies
Genomes of adults raised in poor or rich households have distinctive patterns of epigenetic change - perhaps a response to early adversity
Take a giggle-inducing whirlwind tour through 501 of The Things that Nobody Knows, led by former chess champion William Hartston
Which regions are going to turn into tropical paradises? Which into unbearably humid hellholes? It would be useful to know. Unfortunately, we don't
Particle physicist Amita Raval reveals what it is like to work on the world's most exciting experiment
The seemingly complex behaviours of wolf packs can be reproduced by simple rules, suggesting that pack hunting is easy to evolve
The internet consumes between 170 and 307 GW: but is that is a big number, or a small one?
A book about biotech pioneer Genentech from the company's point of view skimps on science in favour of a glossy tale of daring and chutzpah
Extra carbon dioxide means a warmer world - and then positive feedback effects from things like water vapour and ice loss will make it warmer still
On current trends the temperature rise could exceed 4 °C as early as the 2060s. But even that could be an underestimate
Tuberculosis resistant to antibiotics is surging in Europe - it may be time to bring back tried-and-tested sanatoriums
Physicists are running extra tests to check the claim - it could assuage the concerns of team members who withheld their names from the preprint