Greek octopus forms coalition with dolphin's genitals
Comparisons with Greek politicians' attempts to form a coalition would be in poor taste - but an unlikely coupling has been spotted in the Ionian Sea
Climate panel adopts controversial 'grey' evidence
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has decided to impose geographical quotas on its authors, and to rely more on non-peer-reviewed "grey literature"
Hawking and rap make science hip (hop)
Scientists and hackers become rock stars at Seattle Science Festival, where cosmologist Stephen Hawking shares the stage with rapper Baba Brinkman
Secret US spaceplane shows China the future
China is celebrating the docking of its Shenzhou-9 spacecraft with the Tiangong-1 orbiting lab - but a mysterious US spaceplane is far more advanced
What the golden ratio sounds like
Watch a video that converts the famous mathematical constant to music in honour of Phi day
Rio+20 conference suffers lack of leadership
Devoid of world leaders and without headline-grabbing treaties to sign, the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro is not looking promising
Japan prepares to switch nuclear reactors back on
Despite the partial meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi plant, Japan looks set to restart its power stations
Space mirrors will dry out US and Eurasia
Installing huge mirrors in space could reverse global warming, but at a price: the Americas and northern Eurasia will receive less rain
Wet supercomputer closes in on top of the flops
Lawrence Livermore's Sequoia BlueGene may be the the fastest, but the fourth-place supercomputer is far more interesting - and efficient
How much cheating is alright?
We're all prone to dishonesty, says Dan Ariely, but to avoid another financial meltdown, bankers really need to learn from the psychology of cheating
Tablet PCs preserve indigenous knowledge
Tablet computers could help villagers in the Kalahari desert preserve cultural knowledge and traditional techniques for future generations
Daydream your way to creativity
Concentration is overrated. Psychologists are finding that if you let your mind wander it may well stumble upon better ideas, says Richard Fisher
How to convince climate sceptics to be pro-environment
Converting climate-change sceptics is futile, but you can persuade them to take action anyway by focusing on social benefits, not environmental consequences
Gut bugs confined to quarters by special immune cells
Bacteria that are beneficial in the gut can cause problems in other tissues - a class of immune cells keeps them from straying
Algorithm beats jigsaw-solving record
The speedy solver whizzed through 10,000 pieces in 24 hours - and could one day help piece together shredded documents or archaeological artefacts
Enterprise makes a voyage into history
See the atmospheric test vehicle for the space shuttle programme, captured as it floats to its final resting place
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