Decoding life

Plants as toxin purifiers

In their disposable cups

Summertime blues

Cleaner air

Forever fresh

Miniature biosphere

Can't stand the smell

Helping bacteria float

A hint from cars

Gutsy brains

Stars in the Nobel firmament

Giving girls the horrors

Practical hunting

Giving theheart a hand

Buyer beware

An aspirin a day keeps cancer away

A US study has found reduced cancer risk among people who take aspirin frequently

Anti-afforestation ants

Sunbathers beware

Culprit gene found

Computerised information

Dinosaur dawn

Malaria vaccine tests positive in trials

Relying on intrigue to survive

Some insects come up with amazing answers to the question of survival.

Rare pulsar found