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A gene that increases a rice plant's resistance to floods also boosts its ability to recover from droughts, a study shows.

Click meets the modders adapting games controllers to build search-and-rescue robots. Plus a look at how wine producers are using technology to authenticate bottles.

Claudia Hammond look at the best ways around the world to improve the lives of people with dementia and those who care for them.

Spring is in the air in the UK, but it will be weeks before the nation's radiators switch off. Our homes are getting warmer just as the powers-that-be are asking us to turn our thermostats down. How cool is too cool for a house?

90% of the world's coral is under threat, but could this frontline ecosystem also offer signs of hope? Can an army of volunteers across the planet really make a difference to the sea?

Your brain is the supercomputer that generates all your thoughts, memories, dreams, emotions and ideas. Take a trip inside the human brain, and see what happens when it learns something new.

Test your reactions in our sheep dash game. There are five sheep to stop. How fast will you be?

For decades, nobody really understood what made our stomachs turn, however scientists now believe they've found out what makes us squirm.

The government should take more notice of scientists when deciding how to respond to emergencies, MPs say.

Apple has launched the second generation of its iPad tablet computer. The company said the machine featured a faster processor, improved graphics, and front and rear cameras.

The bones of people who died up to 100 years ago are being used to develop new treatments for chronic back pain. The research uses computer modelling techniques devised at Leeds University.

Dr Chris Lintott celebrates the 700th episode of The Sky at Night. He talks about the part the show has played in his life, from his school days to his role as co-presenter on the hugely successful programme.

Roland Pease asks whether, after a hundred years of the old industrial process, there’s a better way of making nitrogen fertilisers. Can chemists copy nature’s tricks?

Follow the 23 Degrees blog as Kate Humble and the production team spend an entire year mapping the Earth's journey around the Sun. Help tell the Earth's story with your photos and video.

Catch up on Stargazing and find out more on how you can become a brilliant stargazer by downloading their star guide.

Discover the changes a boy goes through during puberty and find out what triggers puberty in a girl in our interactive demo guide.