Acidifying seawater sees oysters in race to grow shells
A drop in oyster harvests may be down to the difficulty oyster larvae have in making shells when seawater acidifies
Syria has crossed chemical red line, says Obama
The White House has 鈥渉igh confidence鈥� that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons, after a breakdown product of sarin was found in urine samples
Colorado wildfire leaves landscape of destruction
Burned-out vehicles in the aftermath of the Black Forest fire in Colorado show the destructive power of the worst wildfire in the state鈥檚 history
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Zoologger: Bees create nest-quakes to warn of danger
Faced with a dangerous predator, Asian giant honeybees perform a Mexican wave 鈥� and their entire nest shakes as a result
A biological basis for free will
Our path through life isn鈥檛 predetermined. Neuroscientist Peter Ulric Tse says he has identified the brain mechanism that lets us choose our fate
New Zealand law permits 鈥榣ow risk鈥� designer drugs
Under proposed legislation, suppliers can sell new recreational drugs in New Zealand if they can show that they carry a 鈥渓ow risk of harm鈥�
Obama declares war on the patent trolls
Barack Obama has declared that it is time to get tough on 鈥減atent trolling鈥�, but how do we decide who counts as a troll?
Kew lays on a feast of fruit and veg for eyes and mind
Variety is the spice of life at a summer festival of edible plants at Kew Gardens, London: it combines interactive art with the serious matter of food security
Feedback: Weight in dollars squared
A pound of dollars, rooftop swimming pool, mathematical T-shirts, and more
Flamingo-like pterosaur used gravel for digestion
Pterodaustro guinazui was the flamingo of the dinosaur era, and like those birds, it kept bits of grit in its stomach to help grind up its food
Mongolia shows the birthing pains of a green economy
Wind farms and intensive mining: Michael Slezak sees contrasts in Mongolia that reveal the obstacles in a green path to rapid economic growth
US court ruling on breast cancer genes a mixed blessing
The Supreme Court鈥檚 decision on DNA patents paves the way for cheaper diagnostic tests, but it could have unintended consequences elsewhere
Medieval bones yield 1000-year-old leprosy genome
Ancient DNA sequences are being probed to reveal origins of devastating human plagues
Prehistoric armoured fish had the world鈥檚 first abs
Stomach muscles have evolved at least twice 鈥� once in the earliest land animals, and once in a ferocious armour-plated fish
Up to half of all birds threatened by climate change
The most comprehensive assessment of animals鈥� vulnerability to global warming reveals a big proportion of species are in danger
