October 2002

• Queen smell fools macho ants - Premium content

  Female insect impersonators get all the sex and none of the hassle.

  31 October 2002

• Astronomers test star's metal - Premium content

  Galactic fossil holds answers to origins of elements.

  31 October 2002

• Feminization of male frogs in the wild - Premium content

  Atrazine gives frogs male and female gonads, says field study.

  31 October 2002

• Anxious worms stick together - Premium content

  Finding might help treat stress-related ailments.

  31 October 2002

• Molecular wheel gets a brake - Premium content

  Switch turns microscopic motor on and off.

  30 October 2002

• No time like the present - Premium content

  Intelligent life might be more likely in a Universe in flux.

  30 October 2002

• New York's trash holds steady - Premium content

  Big Apple residents throw out less than their grandparents.

  29 October 2002

• Mouldy debate gets new life - Premium content

  Penicillin paper restores Fleming's healthy reputation.

  29 October 2002

• Wave devastated Seattle area - Premium content

  Ancient tsunami provides clues to future threat.

  28 October 2002

• Tetris is hard, even to approximate - Premium content

  Addictive puzzle even stumps computers.

  28 October 2002