Smile, hydrogen atom, you鈥檙e on quantum camera
A quantum microscope has imaged the hydrogen atom鈥檚 wave function 鈥� the mathematical entity that governs its properties 鈥� for the first time
Mindscapes: The man who needs to paralyse himself
Sean tried to break his own back because his limbs felt wrong. Can self-paralysing or amputation 鈥渃ure鈥� people who don鈥檛 bond with parts of their body?
Robot arm wrapped in sensitive skin has gentle touch
A robot arm wrapped in a sensor-laden skin has shown it can work closely with humans on delicate tasks
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To green the deserts, just add鈥� seawater?
Can desert be turned into fertile oases using nothing but seawater and sunshine? Yes, discovers Fred Pearce on a trip to Qatar 鈥� but at a price
What China鈥檚 Arctic ambitions mean for the environment
China may only just have been admitted to the Arctic Council, but its plans for the region include shipping, oil prospecting and fishing
1 in 13 people have bendy chimp-like feet
You may be walking on chimp-like feet without knowing it: at least 1 in 13 of us has feet that are specially adapted for climbing trees
Smart map tracks people through camera networks
A system that uses security cameras to map people鈥檚 locations in real time could find intruders or guide people around malls
Ancient Egyptian jewellery carved from a meteorite
The raw material for a 5300-year-old iron necklace bead found in an Egyptian tomb has revealed itself to have fallen to Earth in a meteorite
Asteroid miners unveil first crowdfunded space scope
For $1 million, private firm Planetary Resources will launch a space telescope and let its backers choose its targets 鈥� or take 鈥渟pace selfie鈥� snapshots
Starfish sacrifice arms to beat the heat
A starfish鈥檚 surprising last resort for regulating its temperature in dangerous heat provides insights into its survival in a warming world
Can China really turn its emissions around by 2025?
After years of prevarication China now says it wants carbon dioxide emissions to peak in 2025
Avatar helps schizophrenics stand up to voices in head
Confronting a digital representation of the voice inside their head may help people with schizophrenia overcome their auditory hallucinations
Quantum thermometer could measure coldest thing ever
Being able to measure the temperature of a Bose-Einstein condensate, the coldest thing in the known universe, could lead to insights about black holes
