New cancer drug key to male contraceptive pill
Scientists believe they are a step closer to developing a male contraceptive pill after they developed a cancer drug that interrupted sperm production in mice.
Where do place fields originate?
Silent pyramidal cells in the hippocampus can be converted into active place cells.
A step towards hydrogen energy with nanostructures
Engineers have demonstrated that hydrogen can be released and reabsorbed from a promising new storage material.
Ichthyosaurs suffered from the bends
These ancient reptiles may have injured themselves during long deep-sea dives.
Top predators in crisis
In many places, the numbers of large predators have fallen by more than 90 per cent over the course of a few decades. Scientists are working feverishly to learn how this dearth of…
Mutant butterflies linked to Fukushima disaster
Forget your childhood radioactive superheroes, these insects have a lot more to worry about.
