Miniature Chameleons Discovered—Fit on Match Tip
Unmatched Among Chameleons? Photograph courtesy Frank Glaw
Watto News-bits
Doomsday Seed Vault has more than 740,000 samples
Repository in Norway marks fourth birthday as backup for crop collections
Creatures of the deep
These tiny monsters may look like they are from another planet but they are in fact from our deepest oceans
3D-nanoprinting speed record set by Vienna University
A new world speed record for the fastest 3D-printed nano-objects has been claimed by researchers in Austria.
Meteor witnessed across Britain
Sightings of the meteor have been reported in Scotland and as far south as Devon
Massive solar storm heading for Earth
Solar storms: a Nasa image shows a massive eruption on the surface of the Sun. Photograph: Anonymous/AP
How will the world end?
Despite the conspiracy theory and the movie, the end of the Mayan calendar system in 2012 does not spell apocalypse for humanity. But there are risks to our continued existence on Earth. Here's what to look out for.
Super Moon of May 2012
Another "super-Moon" is in the offing. The perigee full Moon in May will be as much as 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full moons of 2012.