SPACE
Rovers race to claim Google鈥檚 moon-landing jackpot See prototype lunar rovers, made by teams competing to win the $20 million prize for landing on the moon with no government support
PHYSICS
The light that came too late Gamma-ray telescopes have detected photons from distant galaxies that appear to have travelled at different speeds. Is this a sign of interference by quantum foam? We have the video.
ENVIRONMENT
How can governments police climate treaties? Currently, no satellites can identify human-made carbon dioxide emissions. But a replacement for a NASA satellite that was destroyed during launch earlier this year could pull it off
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TECH
Game on to evolve the ultimate Mario Artificial intelligence researchers are racing to build software that can 鈥渆volve鈥� to master a version of the 80s classic Super Mario Bros
BLOG
Lock 鈥榥鈥� load: Pentagon engages with climate change American military experts have warned that 鈥渃limate-induced crises could topple governments, feed terrorist movements or destabilise entire regions鈥�. We look at the Pentagon鈥檚 record of engagement with climate issues
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Why do Twitter users love the 鈥渇ail whale鈥�? Users seemed unperturbed when hackers recently crippled the micro-blogging site for nearly two days. But how would you feel if Google鈥檚 search engine disappeared from the web?
ENVIRONMENT
Cutting ozone emissions to save lives A study of ozone emissions in northern-hemisphere countries suggests that cutting them in one region could save lives in others