Why sea ice records are poles apart
Levels of sea ice seem to be heading in opposite directions at the Earth's poles, for complex reasons
Star-shaped waves emerge from wobbly oil
Watch how an unusual pattern can emerge while shaking a tray of silicone oil
Chinese telcos branded national security risk for US
Fearing that internet routers and phone switches could relay secrets to Chinese intelligence, the US is warning against two foreign makes of telecoms kit
Cloning and stem cell Nobel for Gurdon and Yamanaka
John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka have won this year's Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine for showing that cells can be rewound to an embryonic state
Tech festival of dazzling displays but no big picture
This year's Ars Electronica festival lost its way in search of territory where science and art are truly integrated
Black-hole laser edges closer to testing Hawking
A novel laser could confirm Stephen Hawking's theory that black holes emit light - and find practical applications
Look to the ceiling for mathematical enlightenment
These kaleidoscope-like photos of the interiors of domes show places of worship in a new, mathematical light
Japan's Yamanaka wins Nobel for stem cell breakthrough
Joint Nobel prize winner Shinya Yamanaka talks about turning adult human cells into cells akin to embryonic stem cells - and his ethical worries
The sickening truth about wind farm syndrome
Hilltop turbines are being blamed for myriad maladies. Simon Chapman deconstructs the outlandish claims levelled against these modern windmills
The ultimate guide to memory
We are all collections of memories, yet memory, with its many virtues and flaws, has puzzled for centuries. New Scientist set out to clear the fog
Mammals' ancestor was not as puny as we thought
A new genetic analysis suggests that the common ancestor of modern mammals may not have been shrewlike in size, but more like a small monkey
App helps tell your colourful pills apart
Software that identifies different pills by sight could help avoid dangerous drug mix-ups
Webcam + sunshine + time = 3D model of your world
Using only webcam pictures and seasonal sunshine, a new system can create incredibly detailed 3D models of outdoor environments
Wasp has hints of a clockwork brain
The tiny greenhouse whitefly parasite has brain cells so slender, they may not behave like normal neurons - and may work mechanically instead
Astrophile: Supernova impostor explodes for real
The latest outburst of SN 2009ip was no fake and the death was like no other - that has implications for a nearby, looming star explosion
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