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In-body electric eel tech to make 'leccy from body fat

mp3 charger name forecast: iSingTheBodyElectric™

6 Oct 13:19

Melamine, poisons and the misappliance of science

The takeaways from rogue Chinese food additives

6 Oct 11:49

DARPA seeks ultrasonic auto-scab tourniquets

'Deep Bleeder' sonar medicuff deal inked

2 Oct 07:02

Boffin brews up 'Jurassic Park' beer

Extracts yeast from amber-clad ancient weevil

24 Sep 10:00

Royal Society says goodbye to creationism row vicar

So long and thanks for all the fish

17 Sep 09:31

Scientists study near-death sensations

Just put Leonard Cohen on shuffle

16 Sep 11:19

Royal Society: Schools should show creationism 'respect'

Updated It's not as bad as it seems

12 Sep 11:05

Press proves immune to FBI's anthrax corrective

Facts bounce off the conspiracy theories

11 Sep 13:12

Literacy leads to happiness and luuurv

Single man? You probably can't read this then, you sad loser

11 Sep 13:11

Chinese lorry-crash bee swarm kills six

Truck sheds hives, with fatal results

11 Sep 11:52

US boffins develop self cleaning gecko-foot glue

Gecko-techo toy frenzy around the corner?

11 Sep 10:40

Boffins use heartbeat to thwart wireless implant hack

Chinese cardiac crypto

5 Sep 12:33

Scottish beavers (and Cali cacti) get their chips

The fluffier face of tracking

4 Sep 09:39

Joss-sticks increase cancer risk: Official

Scientists issue incense fug health warning

26 Aug 14:35

Wind turbines put bats under (low) pressure

Scientists probe barotrauma fatalities

26 Aug 14:09

Grazing cattle display animal magnetism

Bodies align to north-south axis

26 Aug 09:46

Prof says fatties a bigger menace than bin Laden

Big-boned deserve 42 days without cake

14 Aug 13:37

US says the next war will be all in our minds

Neuroscientists, anthropologists take to the trenches

14 Aug 13:14

Profs: Teacher-student relationships key to sex education

Do stand so close to me, if so inclined

5 Aug 11:30

US woman celebrates cloning of 'precious Booger'

Five pit bull puppies from frozen dog's ear

5 Aug 10:54

Spanish 'electronic tongue' to lick established techniques

'ET' umami-bot is 'swift, portable, can be trained'

5 Aug 09:33

US scientist commits suicide as Feds prep anthrax charges

Overdoses weeks after previous suspect exonerated

1 Aug 11:03

Alcoholic Malaysian shrews cast doubt on UK booze panic

Research: Being drunk all the time is viable lifestyle

30 Jul 09:46

Excessive texting 'damages your health'

A text a day won't keep the doctor at bay

Reg Hardware 29 Jul 11:29

Orangutans concoct plant-based soothing balm

Great apes show medicinal savvy

28 Jul 14:17

Volcanoes fingered in oceanic mass extinction

Dramatic late Cretaceous anoxic event

17 Jul 14:18

Soccer star scores uni degree with Wii

Back o' the net!

Reg Hardware 15 Jul 08:01

Intel bets millions on speedy DNA sequencing chips

Bio-silicon start-up gets $100m

15 Jul 00:10

Intel stinks

Fouling Arizona

11 Jul 18:05

BMA: Shock drinkers with diseased organs

Cirrhosis snaps should supplement your swigging

10 Jul 14:06

Google and the End of Science

Bringing it all back Hume

9 Jul 10:56

Bon-viveur boffin: Biomimetic bird, bat & bug bots are b*llocks

Pooh-poohs flap-happy eggheads

7 Jul 11:48

China sacks officials over faked big cat snaps

South China tiger makes surprise appearance

30 Jun 11:21

Science MPs horrified by UK bio-lab management

Porton Downer

25 Jun 16:28

UK.gov ready to get muddy again on GM foods

Analysis 'Frankenstein's monster may be ugly, but at least he's well fed'

20 Jun 11:31

Net addiction a 'clinical disorder', says US shrink

Turn off that PC and get help

19 Jun 11:56

Lesbians like straight men, researchers find

Why? Asymmetric brain structure

17 Jun 10:26

Californian boffins find Elixir of Eternal Youth

For mice only. Catherine Zeta Jones not involved

16 Jun 09:56

Northrop scoops DARPA mindreader-helmet threat visor cash

Electrode-hat paranoia specs will detect subversives

11 Jun 14:35

Navy sonar dolphin 'massacre' - the facts

Analysis Fishermen (and media bottom feeders) a bigger threat?

11 Jun 09:04

Irregular heart rhythm? Try a Taser

Belligerent hospital patient faces the perp-busting defibrillator

28 May 09:04

Boffins sound exam cheat warning on brain enhancing pills

P*ss tests for SATs?

22 May 12:20

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