US tainted drug deaths are symptom of wider problem
The death toll from fungal meningitis caused by contaminated medication has risen to 23, but the problems behind the scandal are far from unique
First analysis of beluga whale mimicking human speech
Stories of beluga whales "talking" were once dismissed as sailor's tales, but now there is hard evidence that they really can do it
Memento mori: it's time we reinvented death
The knowledge that we will die profoundly shapes our lives - but the nature of death itself is elusive and changeable
Recovering heroin addicts may lose their inner voice
People recovering from addiction seem to suffer a working memory overload when it comes to words
No signs of life from Lake Vostok - so far
The first samples from Antarctica's vast subglacial lake reveal no life, but microbes may lurk deeper in the lake
A portrait of humanity in the purchases we make
A software visualisation of eBay trading, created for the Zero1 Biennial festival, shows how companies' records are a window on ourselves
Exercise music app listens to your heart to rev it up
A system listens to your pulse and plays songs that get your heart rate pumped up for a workout
Craig Venter's plan to email vaccines around the world
With the help of 3D biological printers, Craig Venter plans to email vaccines, which could have implications for treating disease outbreaks
The big question mark over gasoline from air
Machines that make gasoline from air face major efficiency and environmental challenges before going mainstream
Sea lice mob devours pig from the inside out
Watch how a pig carcass is reduced to bones underwater in a pioneering experiment to gain insight into how human bodies decompose
Wake up to the death toll from killer landslides
Rocks, mud and debris kill tens of thousands more people than previously realised. Time for action on this neglected global hazard, says Dave Petley
Thirst for groundwater caused fatal earthquake
If a quake in Spain was triggered by long-term use of groundwater for farming, it gives us clues to why some quakes occur and how to manage their effects
Localised sunshade could stop Arctic melting
Blocking the sun's rays over specific areas of the planet might do a better job of slowing climate change, but who decides which regions to save?
Death: A special report on the inevitable
Inescapable, universal, uplifting: the only certainty in life is that it will one day end. New Scientist explores the defining feature of the human condition
Building blocks of Angkor Wat were shipped in by canal
The mystery of how stones were gathered to build the Angkor monuments in Cambodia may finally have been solved
Drugs in the Italian air are nothing to snort at
The ambient air in eight Italian cities has been found to contain low levels of cocaine and marijuana
Tractor beam built from rings of laser light
A two-laser system can move microscopic objects such as biological cells or space dust
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