September 2005

• Metal detectors get shrinking feeling

  Tiny prototype promises better military reconnaissance.

  30 September 2005

• Gorillas branch out into tool use

  Wild gorillas seen using walking sticks and plank bridges.

  30 September 2005

• Spongy moon gets a close-up

  Cassini fly-by reveals strange features of Hyperion.

  30 September 2005

• muse@nature.com: Bring on the money

  Selling space trips and adverts may be the brightest way to keep the space station afloat, suggests Mark Peplow.

  30 September 2005

• Continental split boosted big mammals

  Atmospheric oxygen may account for popularity of placentas.

  29 September 2005

• Water walkers surf on the edge

  Insects harness surface tension to climb out of ponds.

  28 September 2005

• Judges fall for a leaf's star quality

  Visions of Science competition awards attention-grabbing photography.

  28 September 2005

• Giant squid snapped in the deep

  World's largest invertebrate is caught on camera for first time.

  28 September 2005

• Quicksand can't suck you under

  Experiments show that humans do not sink all the way into shifting sands.

  28 September 2005

• Computer users move themselves with the mind

  Electrode cap allows users to think themselves along a virtual street.

  27 September 2005