Plankton-fuelled ocean eddy is 150 kilometres wide
Deep below the surface, the ocean has its own weather. See a huge underwater eddy spotted by NASA's Terra satellite
Nash's beautiful mind pre-empted million-dollar puzzle
In recently declassified letters, Nobel laureate John Nash penned ideas about cryptography and computational complexity decades before their time
Are you mad to love city living?
An evening of urban psychology and tales of Bedlam questions what living in the city does to your brain
Research priorities must serve all the world's people
I want science for all, not just the elite, says Princess Sumaya of Jordan, president of her country's Royal Scientific Society
Rare amateur video captures Challenger tragedy up close
Watch one of few existing clips of the Challenger shuttle explosion captured by a member of the public
Linking genes, cerebellums and schizophrenia
People with schizophrenia sometimes have small cerebellums - stress or diet may suppress its growth in a fetus, making this a possible factor in the illness
Dealing with death in a digital world
The laws about who controls your online property when you die are too vague
Interactive maps help pygmy tribes fight back
Online games and smartphone maps could help pygmy tribes in Africa fight logging and poaching in their area
The mystery of the missing brain cells
The idea that we can grow new neurons has brought tantalising hope of repairing the brain after injury and disease. But could it be based on wishful thinking?
Plant blooms after 30,000 years in permafrost
A plant that last flowered when woolly mammoths roamed the plains is back in bloom - and has become the oldest plant ever to be resurrected
Bipolar drug fixes damaged nerves to restore movement
Lithium chloride - used to treat biopolar disorder - helps mice to regain movement after nerve damage by recoating nerves with an insulating sheet
When the US came level in the space race
John Glenn's orbital flight 50 years ago today meant the US had caught up with the Soviet Union in the space race
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