In Short

NASA's Dawn probe is bearing down on Ceres. What do we hope to learn from the asteroid?

It may have been largely superceded in the clinic but Phil Robinson discovers there is no rest yet for barbituric acid

In this FameLab talk, hear all about the underwater assassin: the snapping shrimp!

RNA may be less famous than it's more stable cousin, but is central to cellular function

Tiny atom sized holes can transform the colour of diamonds.

Breaking Bad may have exaggerated its body-dissolving effects, but Katrina Krämer finds the truth about hydrofluoric...

Could worms help scientists understand what effects living in space could have on humans?

We can't see it, but it must be there. Scientists are hunting for this elusive dark matter

From lemon-fresh detergent to home made silly putty, Jenna Bilbrey expounds the virtues of borax

Thinking about things that are important to us improves how we respond to health advice

The way scorpion venom kills its victims has inspired a novel way to look for new drugs

There are epigenetic differences between the male and female brains, as babies and adults

What are so-called "3 parent embryos", and what are the arguments for allowing it?

Brian Clegg introduces the 'ogres' that make up transparent electronics

250 millions of years ago, before the dinosaurs, 95% plants and animals were wiped out.

Baby chicks have been shown to count from left to right, just like humans...

Nina Notman describes the dance of olefin metathesis, and how the tempo is set by Grubbs' catalysts

A tiny ink pen that can be used to control the shapes of polymers on a nano scale...

New super-metals created that are super-slippery and super water repellent

Brian Clegg explains how titanium nitride could protect artificial joints and pimp out your ride

Sea turtles use earth's magnetic field to find their birthplace.

Volvo crash a brand new car in the pursuit of making their vehicles safer.

Bar-headed geese take a roller coaster route to save energy while crossing the mountains.

Matt Gunther introduces the alloy that links armour-piercing bullets and ball point pens: Tungsten carbide