Extreme El Ni帽o expected to wreak havoc on weather this year
Global weather could be in turmoil this year if the Pacific Ocean sees a 鈥渟uper鈥� El Ni帽o, one that may be even more devastating than the 1997/98 event
Nepal hit by second huge earthquake and more are still to come
Tuesday鈥檚 quake released only a little of the stress in the ground beneath Nepal, so the risk of another major event remains
Genes have seasonal cycles that can play havoc with your health
In winter, genes make your immune system more active. This protects you from cold and flu bugs, but also leads to heart attacks and autoimmune illness
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Mars volcanoes launch dust storms like a skate ramp
Weird dust storms on Mars suggest that massive volcano Olympus Mons is the solar system鈥檚 sickest half-pipe
UK鈥檚 Conservatives to fight climate change but shun wind power
The newly elected UK government claims to be the greenest ever. It reaffirmed its promise to tackle climate change, but vowed to cut subsidies for wind energy
To help people with autism, researchers must first listen to us
Too much funding goes on studying autism鈥檚 biology and not enough on making life better for those living with it, says John Elder Robison, who has autism
Worst drought in 1200 years drains America鈥檚 biggest reservoir
Lake Mead, behind the Hoover dam, feeds water to California, Nevada and Arizona but is only 38 per cent full 鈥� its lowest level ever
Sri Lanka first nation to promise full protection of mangroves
A $3.4 million project will give local women loans and training in exchange for replanting and conserving mangrove forests
It hurts to be human: Why pain is fundamentally different for us
Human labour and trauma pain is unique 鈥� that鈥檚 because getting help when we hurt brings us a surprising advantage, argues neuroscientist Barbara Finlay
Apparent slowing of sea level rise is artefact of satellite data
A puzzling slowdown in sea level rise over the past decade that has baffled scientists is explained away as an error 鈥� sea levels are, in fact, rising faster
Earth鈥檚 cloudy demeanour unveiled by NASA鈥檚 Aqua satellite
A striking map of the planet鈥檚 average cloudiness has been generated with data from a NASA satellite that鈥檚 been watching the clouds for more than a decade
