A wildfire recovery guide for California

Many good-intentioned people take wrong steps after a fire because of ignorance. The California Native Plant Society has released a guide for …

Rain drain

By leaching essential nutrients from top soil, acid rain threatens forests in more ways than previously thought

Brainy inheritance

Message in bottle

In court

Genome research

Biggest windfarm

Shocking hike

Electricity prices in California are drastically increased to tackle the energy crisis

Zeroing in on soot

Heart-warming discovery

Bytes

Hard disk drives make archiving easier

Information superhighway

There is one in our genes. And scientists are surprised at the distance signals can travel along DNA strands

Peppered by pain

Latest findings in tests with rats could lead to the development of new pain-killing drugs

Protests drowned

Real laureates

This year's Nobel prizes are truly grounded in practicality

Self healing

Scientists develop a plastic that can repair itself when heated

In Court

Bad beef

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Getting tough

For the first time, an attempt has been made to manage marine ecosystems

Breathe easy

More oxygen during surgery cuts post-op infection rate

Who's afraid

Of commercial farming?

Wind it up

Soft options

Going by smell