First fruits of a groundbreaking art-science tie-up
A pioneering collaboration between two of London's most prestigious cultural institutions shows that sci-art has come of age
The great illusion of the self
Your mind's greatest trick is convincing you of your own reality. Discover the elaborate illusions involved and what they mean in our special feature
Stunning seeds: a biological meteor wreathed in flames
Some seeds have a look that evokes all-consuming fire, says an artist who captures their portraits with a flatbed scanner
Armband adds a twitch to gesture control
The Myo band turns electrical activity in the muscles of a user's forearm into gestures for controlling computers and other devices
Treat malware as biology to know it better
Treating computer viruses as a biological puzzle could help computer scientists get a better handle on the wide world of malware
Take my taxi to the moon
Susmita Mohanty, the founder of India's first private space company, Earth2Orbit, wants India to claim bigger piece of the space-launch pie
How electrodes in the brain block obsessive behaviour
Why deep brain stimulation can help people with OCD was a mystery, but now it seems the treatment fixes brain signalling well beyond the stimulated area
Ancient continent hides beneath Indian Ocean
The sands on Mauritius's beaches are older than the island itself, suggesting a hidden continent is the source
New blood test finds elusive fetal gene problem
Take parents' DNA and make a computer model of their fetus's genome - comparison with the real thing will show up problems that other tests miss
Amazon to open market in second-hand MP3s and e-books
A new market for second-hand digital downloads could let us hold virtual yard sales of our ever-growing piles of intangible possessions
People in a vegetative state may feel pain
Scans have revealed activity in areas of the brain responsible for the emotional aspects of pain in people thought to have no subjective awareness
Sewage solutions: Six alternative toilet technologies
Two-and-a-half billion people don't have access to sanitary toilets, but standard designs aren't an option without a sewer network. See some alternatives here
Rusty rocks reveal ancient origin of photosynthesis
Iron oxide in the world's oldest sedimentary rocks suggest photosynthesis evolved 370 million years earlier than we thought, not long after life began
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