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Honeybees' genes key to hive air conditioning

24 June 2004

Honeybees precisely regulate the temperature of their nest thanks to genetic variations in their individual thermostats

Mall of the imagination

7 May 2004

Elizabeth Sourbut on a genre-busting Clarke prize list

Cutting edge

17 October 2003

Singular secret of flight unveiled

17 October 2003

Magic number revealed for flying and swimming

15 October 2003

The single number describes the locomotion of animals from moths to dolphins and could be used to design better military spy drones

Pilotless plane to fly routinely in civilian airspace

21 August 2003

The US Air Force's Global Hawk becomes the first uncrewed aircraft to be allowed to "file-and-fly" on the same day

The sun catcher

25 July 2003

Take one Hollywood stuntman, a spacecraft and a death-defying helicopter chase and you have the makings of a great movie – or simply NASA's most daring mission yet. Hazel Muir bags a front-row seat

Uncharted territory

30 May 2003

Most robots get lost if asked to find their way around, but now there's a way for them to make sense of their surroundings, says Justin Mullins

Sun, surf and science

4 April 2003

After the meteoric rise of its biotech industry, San Diego is biting at the heels of its more established rivals. But what is the blueprint that makes this region a role model for emerging biotech clusters around the world? Philip Cohen investigates

US gambles on a 'smart' war

22 March 2003

The military is relying on precision weapons to both win the war in Iraq and help prevent politically damning civilian casualties. But the technology is far from fail-safe