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Car hacking scientists agree to delay paper that could unlock Porsches

30 Jul 2013:
University of Birmingham and Dutch university say they will respect injunction from High Court to stop paper that could detail how to crack cryptography around ignition keys. By Lisa O'Carroll
Archaeology 1 day ago

Sealed coffin found near Richard III grave site in Leicester

29 Jul 2013:
Scientists and bone experts intend to open coffin under carefully controlled conditions over the coming winter
Science 1 day ago

Two-headed turtle hatches in San Antonio

28 Jul 2013: Reptile resulting from twins that did not separate is reported to be doing well and eating with both heads
Canada 2 days ago

Canoeist discovers uncharted waterfalls in Canada

28 Jul 2013:
Explorer Adam Shoalts hurtles down 12-metre falls on Again river in one of world's remotest areas
International Space Station 2 days ago

ISS resupply rocket launched from Kazakhstan - video

28 Jul 2013: Video (56 sec)
Nasa launches an unmanned cargo craft on Saturday that will deliver supplies to the International Space Station

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Comment is free 14hr 39min ago

Big Food and the calorie trap

30 Jul 2013:
Gyorgy Scrinis: Food companies no longer fear the calorie-counting message: it allows them to take their consumers' focus away from the overall quality of their foods
Comment is free 2 days ago

Mars Curiosity robot: fetch, rover

28 Jul 2013:
Observer editorial: The six-wheeled vehicle disproves the notion that space is only interesting when people are involved
Comment is free 4 days ago

So, here's a carefully packaged sentence that shows me in my best light

26 Jul 2013: Oliver James: In a society where people market themselves as commodities, starting a sentence with so signals a desire to impress
Comment is free 9 days ago

Pardoning Alan Turing is a pointless exercise

20 Jul 2013: Ben Summerskill: Alan Turing's achievements and his treatment by the nation should be in every school curriculum
Comment is free 10 days ago

Forget an Apollo 11 national park on the moon, let's focus on next big mission

20 Jul 2013:
Santhosh Mathew: Congress is debating a lunar park when it should be talking about – and funding – the future of space exploration
Comment is free 12 days ago

Animal testing – it's time to talk about it again

18 Jul 2013: Bibi van der Zee: Despite significant innovations in medicine, animal testing is on the rise in the UK. Let's reopen the debate
Weather 13 days ago

Why the UK has had such hot weather this July

17 Jul 2013: The Met Office's chief forecaster explains how a shift northwards in the jet stream has led to high temperatures
Comment is free 18 days ago

The independent school food plan tastes of Alice in Wonderland

12 Jul 2013: Martin Caraher: Wishful thinking on improving school food is full of cliches and hyperbole that fails to recognise 60 years of research

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Editor's choice

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013 shortlist - in pictures

Gallery (15 pictures) The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the shortlist for the 2013 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Here are all 15 stunning pictures
The mystery of monogamy: scientists claim to have the answer

Study says some species have become monogamous through evolution and, for primates, infanticide is at its root
Podcast: The everyday mathematics of danger

Audio (37min 37sec) David Spiegelhalter and Michael Blastland discuss their book The Norm Chronicles: Stories and Numbers About Danger

Science blogs

The green movement is not pro-science

Robert Wilson: If we are to win against climate change, greens need to replace spin with sober analysis
Are climate sceptics the real champions of the scientific method?

As part of our series on science and the green movement, Warren Pearce looks at how science is used by their opponents
Why Einstein Equals Musical Comedy Squared

John Hinton: How do you write a musical comedy that explains the works of Einstein?
Nasa to take first 3D-printer into space

From building replacement toilet pipes to making entire spacecrafts, the 3D-printer could revolutionise space travel
Funding the ISIS neutron and muon facility – doing much more with less

Sylvia McLain: Britain spends more than 20 years building a world-class facility for science, then decides to seriously impair its productivity – just to save a few million quid
Messing with nature? Geoengineering and green thought

Adam Corner: Studies of public perceptions of geoengineering have implications for the 'greens vs science' debate
Bone by Bone by Sara Levine and TS Spookytooth | Book Review

GrrlScientist: This charming children's nonfiction book compares skeletons of humans and other animals revealing our shared evolutionary history
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Features

Astronomer casts new light on the search for alien life

Nasa researcher Geoff Marcy moves from Kepler mission to solving the big question: are we alone?
How do I become … an astronaut

Richard Searfoss, a veteran of three space missions, says the job is about science and technology rather than being a hero
Rifle-wielding soldiers develop breasts

Research on German soldiers has shown that enlarged breasts are an unfortunate side-effect of gun-toting
Acupuncture: a GP's view

Dr Helen Stokes-Lampard, a GP in Staffordshire and a senior lecturer at Birmingham University, talks to Simon Roach about the issue of prescribing acupuncture
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Intelligent energy – video

The Som Energia cooperative has the goal of providing its members with green energy that doesn't come from oil, coal or gas. A consumer activist investigates