The world to burn as much coal as oil by 2017
Capturing the emissions of the most polluting fossil fuel is the only hope of reducing climate change
Humble coin toss thrust to heart of multiverse debate
At stake is cosmologists' ability to calculate which, of an infinite number of parallel universes, is the one that we inhabit
Simulators prepare newbie pilots for flying car era
Flying cars of the future will need safe software at the helm and a simulator is showing what that code needs to do
Ice sheets of West Antarctica are warming fast
The vulnerable ice sheets are warming as fast as anywhere else on Earth, threatening massive sea-level rises
NASA mulls plan to drag asteroid into moon's orbit
Robot spacecraft could snag a space rock and drag it back to the moon for astronauts to explore and study
Earthworms roped into making quantum dots
Fed the right raw materials, earthworms can churn out tiny chunks of semiconductor material with the ability to fluoresce
LHC to stir up hot particle soup before 2013 shut down
Starting this month, the particle collider will smash protons into lead ions in a single magnetic ring to learn more about the early universe
Shell oil rig runs aground in Arctic
In another setback for Shell's plans to drill for oil in the Arctic, one of its two drilling rigs has grounded on an Alaskan island
Tricksy type: how fonts can mess with your mind
Fonts are not just about aesthetics - they affect the way we digest information and can even sway our opinions, as Sally Adee discovers
Stone-Age cinema: Cave art conceals first animations
Watch the first motion pictures emerge from an analysis of ancient cave drawings
'Insane' Antarctic winter crossing like space flight
Medic Mike Stroud will monitor expedition members in the coldest season of the coldest place on Earth - and explains just how many things could go wrong
Skidology: Winter research that lets things slide
Getting kids on crutches to fall over inside a giant ice cube sounds like cruelty, but it could lead to better cold-weather gear for everyone
2013 Smart Guide: Arctic melt will spark weird weather
Melting, rather than warming, will be the big climate issue of 2013 as we head to the next Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment
In-depth 2012: The best long reads of the year
Dig deeper, look closer and think harder - these articles are perfect for curling up with a glowing tablet for a good long read
2012 review: The year in health science
Revisit the year's top health stories, including the first non-hormonal male pill, and the link between Tutankhamun's death and the origin of monotheism
Marvellous mistletoe: Giving forests the kiss of life
Forget its reputation as a parasitic tree killer, mistletoe is an unsung hero of the woods, says Stephanie Pain
2012 review: The year in the physical sciences
The Higgs boson showed up but that's not all - 2012 saw good news for Schr?dinger's cat, a ruling on pi's copyrightability and much more
Getting sloshed: It's the way you walk
Can we beat the unholy alliance between human gait and the physics of drinks containers and kill our spills, asks Bob Holmes
2013 Smart Guide: Curiosity to reach Mars mother lode
Around September Curiosity will arrive at the base of a mountain that offers the best chances of finding signs of habitability on the Red Planet
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