Jessica Morrison

Human nose can detect 1 trillion odours

What the the nose knows might as well be limitless, researchers suggest.

Digital atlas shows oceans' iron levels

Three-dimensional map reveals global sources and sinks for trace metals.

Mantis shrimp's super colour vision debunked

One of the animal kingdom’s most complex eyes is really quite simple.

Cotton balls help Darwin’s finches to help themselves

Insecticide-laced nest materials offer a simple fix for parasite infestation.

China becomes world’s third-largest producer of research articles

But quantity is being favoured over quality, experts say.

Obama's budget plan defies spending cap

With Congress unlikely to approve tax-based boost for science, agency funding hopes are dashed.

‘Electronic skin' equipped with memory

Wearable sensor stores and transmits motion data and delivers drugs.

Science agencies regain footing in Congressional budget deal

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Bees build mental maps to get home

1.1-trillion spending bill would end era of automatic cuts.

San Francisco due for a shake-up

Study suggests the insects do not rely solely on the Sun as a compass.