Moon? Mars? No, it's seaward ho!
Ocean is the far frontier for rugged individualists, aka seasteaders, who want to build floating cities at sea
Water-hating knife slices droplet in half
Being able to cut a drop of water in half could have applications in biomedical research
Grow your own home with ancient and modern tech
Architect Mitchell Joachim talks about using synthetic biology to grow new construction materials and even buildings, and imagines the perfect city
Cause test could end up in court
Proving the cause of something is notoriously difficult. A new test claims to be able to find such causes, and it might end up in the courtroom very quickly
Graphics chips are for more than just eye candy
Microchips that were once designed solely for enhancing computer graphics are revolutionising data-heavy scientific research
Friday Illusion: How to move a dot with your mind
See how a dot seems to change place depending on what's happening around it
Smart ball lets you play video games intuitively
The wireless device, called Palla, can be held in the hand or rolled along a surface, making interacting with video games far more intuitive
Feedback: Those very expensive platinum particles
Expensive skin cream manufacturer explains not quite all, the truth about cholera pie, an official invitation to rewrite history, and more
Burn victim identified by maggots on body
Police have discovered the identity of a burned body using DNA extracted from the guts of maggots feeding on the victim
Brave new sea worlds to redefine society
George Petrie of the Seasteading Institute, set up to build ocean-going communities. explains why the life aquatic is the future for humanity
Snakes on a plane slither in engines
After algorithms spot a problem, snake-like robots may one day be used to investigate faulty engines, saving time and money
Causality test could help preserve the natural world
How can you prove one event causes another? A new test can find out, even in complex ecosystems
Curiosity snaps signs of vigorous stream on Mars
New images of rounded stones hint at an ancient stream of ankle- to hip-deep water rushing through Gale Crater at about a metre per second
Competing claims pile up around new element 113
After years of rejected attempts, labs in Japan and Russia have each announced new rounds of proof for the elusive super-heavy element
Silk holds the key to devices that dissolve after use
Implants that melt away in the body and biodegradable gadgets could be built by coating electronic circuits in silk
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