Huge twin study homes in on 鈥榞ay genes鈥�
The biggest study of its kind links gay men鈥檚 orientation with two regions of the genome picked out previously 鈥� suggesting that being gay has some genetic basis
Philae鈥檚 hop, skip and jump across comet 67P
Check out this image of Philae鈥檚 journey over comet Churyumov鈥揋erasimenko, as captured by the orbiting Rosetta spacecraft
Should we all get out of fossil fuels now?
UN head Ban Ki-moon has urged divestment from fossil fuels. Premature posturing, says Paul Younger. No, it鈥檚 vital and timely, insists Tim Ratcliffe
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Being born early is now the chief cause of infant death
As doctors get to grips with infections in infants, another problem is taking over: premature birth is now the leading cause of death in under-5s worldwide
I鈥檓 engineering for 10,000 metres under the sea
A deep-sea exploration vehicle imploded this year 鈥� now engineer Victor Zykof explains how he aims to build one that鈥檚 more than a match for the pressure
14 myths and maybes about burning fat
There鈥檚 no end of pop wisdom about why we gain or lose weight, from 鈥渇ast鈥� metabolisms to what time of day you eat. Here鈥檚 what science really says
Habitable exomoons born in cosmic collisions
Simulations suggest that moons that can hang on to an atmosphere only form in certain types of cosmic collisions
Frigid matter powers first quantum circuits
A cloud of super-chilled atoms guided by lasers could form the circuits of the future, opening the door to applications like quantum navigation systems
