SPACE
Human sexuality – a guide for aliens What do the drawings that were included on NASA’s Voyager spacecraft say about human sexuality? One researcher reckons the images reflect cultural mores about homosexuality
COMPUTING
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Science’s most powerful computer tackles first questions The supercomputer will be set to work on problems ranging from modelling climate change to the mysterious structure of water
TECH
Bionic-eye-cam to shine a light on society A film-maker is trying to install a wireless camera inside his prosthetic eye and has already managed to fit in an LED and power source – see his progress so far in our online gallery
BLOG
Global warming has not really stopped Two climate scientists have produced data showing that the current lull in surface temperatures does not contradict the fact that human emissions of greenhouse gases are causing long-term warming
BIOLOGY
All the leaves are brown – but why? A new study of thousands of breeds of apple trees bolsters a claim that reddish foliage evolved as a warning signal to insects in search of a winter home.
PSYCHIATRY
Savant skills may be widespread in people with autism Savant-like abilities such as total recall and perfect pitch may be much more common among people with autism than previously thought
NEUROSCIENCE
Chameleon project to capture emotions An artist-neuroscientist collaboration has produced interactive portraits that change according to the viewer’s emotional response – watch our video of the process
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