Water drops that float on oil may help clean up spills
Watch a tiny drop of water defy expectations by floating on oil
Purple haze all around North Sea Elgin gas leak
An infrared image taken by environmental pressure group Greenpeace yesterday shows the gas cloud leaking from Total's Elgin drilling platform
Online searches for future linked to economic success
People in countries with a higher GDP are more likely to search for information about the year ahead rather than the previous year
Zoologger: Meet the amphibian with sexual kidneys
Red-spotted newts are one of the few animals that rely on their kidneys to help them reproduce
Censoring flu data could raise bioterror threat
Efforts to keep secret crucial details of a dangerous strain of flu might cause the very problems it is supposed to prevent, says a leading security specialist
Cosmic TiVo to deliver images from the dawn of time
One of the most reliable digital video recorders ever engineered will have to store the data from NASA's forthcoming James Webb Space Telescope
Bruisable gadgets heal themselves in the sun
A new type of plastic turns red when it is damaged - and then heals itself when exposed to light
Getting under the skin of an elephant
The Animal Inside Out exhibition at London's Natural History Museum inspires awe at the inner workings of the animal kingdom
Microbe mugshots: A line-up of persistent offenders
See the microscopic malefactors that escape antibiotic punishment by playing dead
Increased autism rates crush vaccine hypothesis
Claims that autism is caused by vaccines containing thimerosal have been floored by increasing rates of autism in kids not exposed to the chemical
Impossible explosion: The Buncefield blast explained
Could trees and bushes have been to blame for the force of one of Europe's biggest peacetime explosions? Violent experiments may now have solved this enigma
Google hints at new AR glasses in video
If the rumours are true, the search giant may be getting set to release a set of spiffy augmented reality glasses by the end of the year
Twister tears up Texas
See the touchdown of one of the tornados that tore through Dallas and surrounding areas in Texas yesterday, picking up trucks as they went
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