LATEST FEATURES
Sugar-free satisfaction: Finding the brain's sweet spot
FEATURE: 10:00 27 December 2009 | 24 comments
Don't rely on zero-calorie drinks to offset that festive feast. Sugar-free sweeteners might fool your taste buds, but your brain knows better
Pain or prayer? Two ways to grow a religion
FEATURE: 08:00 24 December 2009 | 73 comments
Some religious rituals are traumatic one-offs, others are soothing and repetitive - but it's best to stick to one or the other
The shape of gifts to come
FEATURE: 08:00 23 December 2009 | 10 comments
The latest revolution in games consoles owes its existence to car airbags – so what hot gadgets of the future will today's technologies spawn?
Pong-ology: Sniffing out a cure for iffy whiffs
FEATURE: 08:00 22 December 2009 | 8 comments
Most of us steer well clear of halitosis, body odour, farts and smelly feet – but these researchers have a keen nose for their biological mysteries
SPACE
Orion's dark secret: Violence shaped the night sky
A ring of bright stars surrounds us, giving us some of our most familiar constellations. But where did it come from?
MORE FEATURES
Engage the x drive: Ten ways to traverse deep space
10:00 21 December 2009 | 92 comments
So far humans have only made it to the moon. We look at some technologies and wild ideas that could take us much farther
Let's face it, science is boring
FEATURE: 08:00 21 December 2009 | 40 comments
Mouse urine, puréed goldfish brains and human computers. Sound interesting? Well, it's not. Honest
Beware humans bearing gifts
ESSAY: 10:00 20 December 2009 | 37 comments
Giving and receiving presents is a simple pleasure, isn't it? No, it's a social and economic battlefield, says philosopher Robert Rowland Smith
Foot-in-mouth syndrome: Pitfalls of the party season
FEATURE: 08:00 18 December 2009 | 21 comments
The more you try not to think of something, the more it comes to mind – now psychologists are starting to understand why
PHYSICS AND MATH
In SUSY we trust: What the LHC is really looking for
Forget the God particle - the rebooted Large Hadron Collider will give us much greater revelations
