Fire ants, jealous dogs, coral clocks...

How the growth rings of coral suggest a major earthquake is due in the next decade; the impact humans have on fire ant invasions; why extinct bird species are not what we thought they were; how paper and double-sided sticky tape have been used to make a cheap, effective disease diagnostic device; a new way to combat chronic viral diseases and possibly cancer; how studying the 'morals' of dogs gives an insight into the evolution of co-operation. Plus, in 'Stuff and Non-Science', does searing meat really seal in the juice?