ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
Honey, I ate the kids Some fathers shower their kids with affection. Male sand gobies value their offspring so much that the fish devour them rather than letting a predator do it
TECH
Virtual worlds get real Improvements in computing power mean virtual reality simulations can now reflect real-world physics. See some examples of virtual animations with a firm grounding in reality
NEUROLOGY
Brain activity lies on the edge of chaos Ever wondered why random thoughts pop into your head? New simulations that visualise thought patterns are providing an explanation
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ASTROBIOLOGY
Forget life on Mars 鈥� Titan has what it takes Saturn鈥檚 giant moon has long been thought to be the most favourable place for extraterrestrial life in the solar system. Excitement has now been sparked by an experiment in Titan-like conditions that has created the building blocks of life
CLIMATE CHANGE
Earth鈥檚 coastlines, AD 4000 Even if we could keep the atmosphere as it is today, sea levels would still rise by 25 metres, says the latest study into the effects of climate change on ice sheets
ENVIRONMENT
Animals that get cancer Cancer causes 20 per cent of deaths in some species, is slowing the growth of some animal populations and should be a concern for conservationists, say researchers
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鈥楨arthquake cloak鈥� could protect buildings Minuscule objects in the laboratory are the only things that can be hidden by invisibility cloaks. But the same technology could one day help to 鈥渉ide鈥� large buildings from the effects of destructive earthquakes