Space Neutrino no-show deepens cosmic ray mystery The IceCube telescope in the South Pole found no neutrinos The failure of ghostly subatomic messengers called neutrinos to show up at an Antarctic telescope has knocked down a major astrophysical theory involving some of the most dramatic explosions in the universe. "I would have preferred to have seen neutrinos," says the IceCube telescope's principal … 51¶¯Âþ
Earth Waterway robbery FRESH water is one of our most vital resources, but some nations have much greater access to it than others. That is partly down to the geographical good fortune of being sited upstream on a great river. But it is also because there is no functioning international treaty governing the sharing of transboundary waterways. In … Opinion
Ancient burial chamber revealed See more: To see the image this article refers to, keep checking Picture of the Day on our news blog Short Sharp Science EVEN 5000 years ago, Britons were an understated bunch. About 250 years before work began on Egypt's ostentatious Great Pyramid of Giza, the early settlers of Orkney, off the north coast of … Regulars
Earth Neutrinos: messengers from the underworld The elusive particles could reveal Earth's origins and inner workings – if only we can catch enough of them Features
Street wise: Giant brains go on outdoor display Neuroanatomist and stroke survivor Jill Bolte Taylor tells Kat Austen why she hopes her display of cerebral artwork will raise awareness of the brain CultureLab
Health Clues to aspirin's anti-cancer effects revealed Aspirin activates AMPK, an enzyme involved in metabolism, which plays a role in cancer One of the world's oldest medicines may hold the secret to a very contemporary problem: preventing cancer. Exactly why salicylate shows such potential as an anti-cancer treatment remains unclear, but a new study in mice offers clues. Salicylate, found in willow … Uncategorized
Feedback: What's that in Brooklyn bridges? What's that in Brooklyn bridges? SEVERAL readers have commented on a phrase used in various publications to describe James Cameron's journey into the Mariana trench. Robert Moore, for example, saw the phrase in an article in USA Today by Seth Borenstein of Associated Press, which said of the dive: "It's a mission to the deepest … Regulars