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August 2005
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First chimp fossil unearthed - Premium content
500,000-year-old teeth shed light on evolutionary split between humans and chimps.
31 August 2005
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Extra-virgin olive oil mimics painkiller - Premium content
Oil may help stave off cancer, as long as you stick to the good stuff.
31 August 2005
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Battle in the brain predicts risky behaviour - Premium content
Pleasure and anxiety centres decide when a safe bet beats a dicey one.
31 August 2005
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BLOG: Space 2005 - Premium content
More than a thousand of the biggest movers and shakers in spaceflight have gathered in Long Beach, California, to discuss how to get back to the Moon, defend space and replace NASA's shuttle. From 30 August to 1 September, Mark Peplow follows the buzz.
31 August 2005
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Hunting for hope - Premium content
The great apes? chance for survival in the wild is still slender.
31 August 2005
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Apeing our language - Premium content
Chimp genome may shed light on surprising command of vocabulary.
31 August 2005
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Chimpanzee joins the genome club - Premium content
Genetic sequence could show just how we differ from other apes.
31 August 2005
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Spongy nanocoating makes for fog-free glass - Premium content
Easy technology could soon be on car windscreens.
30 August 2005
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BLOG: American Chemical Society - Premium content
Andreas von Bubnoff writes from Washington DC, where thousands of chemists have converged to discuss everything from drug discovery to detergents.
29 August 2005
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Blood test detects deadly prions - Premium content
Process could one day halt unwitting spread of brain disease in humans.
28 August 2005
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