Health Disrupted body clock may prime you for schizophrenia When the brain's clock runs amok, expect mental problems ( Image: Bill Longcore/Science Photo Library ) Schizophrenia could be a profound form of jetlag in which the brain's central clock runs out of kilter with peripheral clocks around the rest of the body. People with the illness often complain of sleeping difficulties , and last … 51¶¯Âþ
Health Weak will comes from tired mental muscles Self-controlled people have better lives – but for the rest, lack of willpower is more like physical fatigue than moral failure Opinion
Gold-coated ant caught wielding a microcog See more: To see the image this article refers to, keep checking Picture of the Day on our news blog Short Sharp Science DON'T fear, ants haven't started constructing micromachines, though I wouldn't put it past them. Perhaps the most impressive of all insects – no mean feat when there are some 3 million species … Regulars
Earth Power paradox: Clean might not be green forever As energy demand grows, even alternative energy sources such as wind, solar and nuclear fusion could begin to affect the climate Features
Capturing the heart of the disappearing Arctic See more: An illustrated version of this article will be published within the next two weeks on our CultureLab books and arts blog CultureLab
Feedback: Babes of steel Babes of steel THE BBC has gone a step further than Feedback ever dared in its use of strange units of comparison. A column by Michael Blastland posted on 24 November 2011 on the BBC News website, entitled "Go Figure" ( bbc.in/steelbirth ), invites us to imagine "that every year, every one of us gave … Regulars