Life Malaria bug may give mosquitoes a super sense of smell Malaria may turn them on to us even more Malaria parasites give mosquitoes a keener sense of smell, it seems. A small-scale study in the lab finds that mosquitoes infected by the parasite are three times as likely as uninfected mosquitoes to respond to human odours. If the same results are seen in malaria-carrying mosquitoes … 51¶¯Âþ
Earth Sea level rise: Drowning in numbers We urgently need to know how far and how fast the sea will rise, but the latest attempt to put figures on it is dangerously misleading Opinion
Technology Pioneering wave power farm renews green energy hope After a series of false dawns, the world's first commercial wave farm is to open soon. Will this be a fresh start for the technology? 51¶¯Âþ
Life Blue-eyed tiger cub is conservation's cry for help (Image: James Morgan/WWF-Canon) "LIFE. That's what's in this picture that's missing in pictures of ivory, or poached animals," says photographer James Morgan. This blue-eyed tiger cub changed the focus of Morgan's photography when he stumbled across a tiger rescue in Bangkok, Thailand. This cub and 15 others were found hidden in a fruit crate behind … Regulars
Life Old schooled: You never stop learning like a child The adult brain is far more malleable that we thought, and so learning can be child's play if you know how. Features
Enigma Number 1750 Navigating the grid Using the number grid shown (A) it is possible to generate nine-digit numbers in the following way: Start on any square and then move horizontally, vertically or diagonally to an adjacent square that hasn't already been visited. Repeat until all nine squares have been visited. For example, the path shown in diagram … Regulars
Feedback: Chill out with a drop of oxygen Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more Chill with a drop of oxygen WOODLAND Park, Colorado, is at an elevation of 2580 metres. Gary Branum told us this a while ago in a message that promptly got lost in our piling system but has now resurfaced. "So … Regulars