How the octopus got its smarts
Did the octopus evolve its unique intelligence by playing fast and free with the genetic code? Elizabeth Finkel investigates.
Incentives make robots soar like eagles
Researchers report a bot that learns how to glide, giving clues to how birds do it. Andrew Masterson reports.
Alien intelligence
In this issue: Inside an alien mind – The plastic problem – Calling the stem cell race – Gallery: fossils in amber – No fungi, no us – Science predicts extreme weather
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Gravitational waves inspire arts festival show
Science meets poetry in a creative response to the Nobel Prize-winning detection of gravitational waves. Richard Watts reports.
How to win at Nim
Learning patterns is the key to winning the mathematical strategy game. Jason England explains.
Linus Pauling: The man who won two Nobel Prizes
Linus Pauling was a towering figure in chemistry, quantum mechanics, peace activism – and, um, vitamin therapy.
Cane toad genome offers hope for eventual control
Control of a devastating introduced species may at last be possible following the sequencing of its DNA. Andrew Masterson reports.
