GREEN TECHNOLOGY
Social approach needed for green-tech success There鈥檚 no shortage of research into green transportation technology, but engineers may need help from sociologists to find the best way to get it on the road
ROBOTS
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Eye-rolling robots give humans a clue Humans could get along with robots more easily if the machines were to 鈥渓eak鈥� subtle non-verbal clues 鈥� such as quick glances at a particular object 鈥� as they speak, just as people do. Watch a video demonstration of robot body language
NEUROSCIENCE
Why are some people driven to amputate their own limb? Apotemnophilia is a rare condition in which otherwise mentally normal people desire to amputate a healthy limb. Brain imaging in these individuals is now shedding light on how the brain combines different sensory inputs into a unified body image
NEUROECONOMICS
Brain quirk could explain credit crunch With hindsight, the causes of the current global financial meltdown seem obvious, even predictable. Now brain imaging offers one explanation for why so few investors challenged foolhardy financial advice
EXPLORING MARS
Up close and personal on the surface of the Red Planet High-resolution 3D images from the surface of Mars are providing evidence of ancient climate cycles. See our gallery of Martian images
ENVIRONMENT
City dwellers harm the climate less Our large urban centres are often assumed to have a disproportionately large impact on the environment, but a new study shows there are climate advantages to city living
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