Astrophile: A baby solar system with big ambitions
The infant should grow up into a sun-like star, and is surrounded by enough matter to make at least seven Jupiters
Earth-spanning super typhoon Bopha pictured from space
A snapshot of the tropical storm from the International Space Station shows the extent of Bopha's fury from 370 kilometres up
Space exploration for the history books
A NASA space probe may be about to make history, but not the one that's currently the centre of attention
No sign of emissions letting up as climate talks begin
Temperatures and sea level are rising faster than predicted, but it's our ever increasing greenhouse gas emissions that are the real worry
Gene switch found to help a heart heal itself
Injecting specific sequences of RNA into the hearts of mice damaged by heart attack can help the organ repair itself by producing new muscle tissue
Psychiatry is failing those with personality disorders
A workable diagnostic system is needed, because sticking with the status quo is not an option
Dying aspen trees sound alarm for world's forests
A severe drought in the US 10 years ago weakened the region's aspen trees. If the same is true for other tree species, climate change may destroy many forests
Nitpicking experts make Wikipedia a harder read
Often written by expert writers with an obsessive quest for accuracy, the readability of Wikipedia entries is taking a back seat
The butterfly effect - in giant balloons
Artist Tom?s Saraceno's new installation, On Space Time Foam, allows the audience to clamber over it to discover our collective interconnections
Going under: The world's sinking cities
River deltas worldwide are sinking, bringing catastrophic floods. Some major cities have sunk more than a metre. What's going on?
Cigarette butts help urban birds ward off mites
It's a rare case of beneficial litter - cigarette butts are used by birds to line their nests, which has the added affect of repelling parasites
2012 Flash Fiction shortlist: Sleep
From nearly 130 science-inspired stories, our judge Alice LaPlante has narrowed down a fantastic shortlist. Story three of five: Sleep by Richard Clarke
Cork structure makes graphene super-elastic
Stack up graphene and it's normally brittle - but now there's a way to make it three dimensional and bouncy
When is a baby too premature to save?
Extremely premature babies are more likely to survive their first week than 11 years ago in the UK, but the proportion that develop severe disabilities is unchanged
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