鈥楤ig Brother鈥� applicants wanted for one-way Mars trip
The Mars One project has officially opened its application process for wannabe astronauts willing to go on a televised mission to the Red Planet
Sichuan quake highlights threat to China鈥檚 dams
Quakes and large-scale engineering projects are entwined 鈥� tremors damage dams, but building reservoirs may in turn make areas more quake-prone
Beautiful bug biscuits to tempt the squeamish
You may not eat insects now, but if they looked as attractive as they are nutritious, would you join the 80 per cent of the world鈥檚 population that does?
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3D printer makes tiniest human liver ever
A new video shows slivers of tissue that mimic human livers to improve drug testing 鈥� they bring lab-grown organs for transplant a step closer too
Nano-sized protractor measures molecule movement
Add this to your tiny pencil case 鈥� a measuring tool made of gold might help us see how DNA moves as it replicates
Radioactive bacteria nuke pancreatic cancer in mice
鈥淒irty bombs鈥� strapped to listeria bacteria cleared tumours in mice with the most lethal human cancer
Space oddity: Putting quantum weirdness into orbit
What happens when our two greatest theories of reality meet? Soon quantum theory and relativity could be slugging it out above our heads
Investigators seek trigger for Texas blast
A huge cloud of ammonia vented from the fertiliser plant in West, Texas, is one theory for what caused last week鈥檚 fatal explosion
We can save Iraq鈥檚 鈥楪arden of Eden鈥�
Engineer Azzam Alwash is intent on restoring the fabled Mesopotamian marshes in southern Iraq that Saddam Hussein tried to wreck
