Tidy close-match star system holds planetary pinball clue
A trio of worlds that neatly circles its star is a close match to our solar system and may hint at the true culprits behind messier groups
Higgs-spotting is much easier in Flatland
Boson spotting is much easier in two dimensions - the simulated Higgs was glimpsed in a single layer of ultra-cold atoms on a lab bench
Chemical internet discovers new ways to make drugs
Wiring up 250 years of chemical knowledge has revealed hidden reaction pathways and could throw up ways to make totally new compounds
Hardy polar bears have survived past global warming
Polar bears have been around for millions of years longer than previously thought - and might be resilient to current climate change and habitat loss
Emotional space voyage to deliver antimatter hunter
On the first anniversary of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer's launch, astronaut Mark Kelly recalls the last space shuttle ride of his career
Why Japan finally fell for Facebook
Japanese teens are ditching anonymous homegrown social networks and turning to the world's biggest name
Syria acknowledges its chemical weapons
The Syrian government has said it will use chemical weapons only against foreign invaders, as global nations come together to monitor security arrangements
97% of Greenland surface ice turns to slush
A warm spell last month melted nearly the entire surface of the nation's ice cap, satellite data shows. A repeat would be cause for concern
HIV pioneers unite to stamp out the virus for good
Researchers announce a global strategy to defeat the infection. Trials include waking up dormant HIV to rid the virus from every last cell
Tracking the most popular words in written English
"The" has retained its title as the most popular written word over the last five centuries, but the most popular phrases have changed dramatically
Innovation made waves in physics photography
MIT's science photographer Felice Frankel is mesmerised by the innovative images of her predecessor Berenice Abbott, now showing in a new exhibition
Crowdsourcing serves up the subtitles to your life
A system that turns to the crowd to provide deaf people with live captions uses some clever tricks to make sure it is accurate
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