
Brain scans predict weight and sexual behaviour
Functional MRI scans can reliably judge a person’s most basic appetites.

Choosing the right partner is a survival skill
Love is a battlefield — and the male wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) is one of its survivors.

Happiness is the key to a healthy heart
Positive emotions may protect against cardiovascular diseases.

No more hiding
Scientists at MIT Media Lab have develop a new imaging system that gathers information from opaque objects. This has helped in the development of a new camera that can peer around corners.

‘The Matrix’ helps cats and dogs
Veterinary science and Matrix know-how has created a cutting-edge model that will put an end to unrestricted breeding of cats and dogs.

Polar bears are much older than we thought
Polar bears have actually been around for five times longer than previous studies suggested.

Female tsetse flies and what they teach us about mammals
Lactating tsetse flies can shine a light upon lactating mammals.