All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: Prized tuna bred in captivity for first time, sex on the brain, and freaky flipped faces
Ah, the beauty of photoluminescent ginkgo leaves
Etched on a photoluminescent display, these liquid crystal leaves change colour in response to temperature and mechanical force
Water molecule held in solitary confinement
The feat, using a buckyball carbon cage, could reveal how water behaves when it is stripped of the hydrogen bonds that normally govern its properties
Mathematical model predicts growth of cancer
A model that acts like a "fast forward button" for a tumour's development could help design personalised treatments
How to unlock and start a car - with a text message
Two researchers have demonstrated how the signal between an electronic key fob and the car can be intercepted with ease
Picking flowers in dinosaur-aged mud
See a ghostly, long-dead flower from the age of the dinosaurs, captured using X-rays
Thank climate change for the rise of humans
Some claim that climate change will destroy the human race - archaeological studies suggest it helped to create us
Feedback: Ancient of cars
Factorially old Mercedeses, watching out for your demise, further spooky tales from the rhubarb zone, and more
Prized sashimi tuna bred in captivity for first time
The world's biggest supplier of tuna for sashimi says it has successfully bred the endangered northern bluefin in captivity
Oil industry admits liability for Niger delta spills
A UN report lays much of the blame for oil spills in the Niger delta on the doorstep of oil companies - and says the clean-up could take decades
Friday Illusion: Flipping faces reveals freaky features
Watch a video of a famous illusion that gives insight into how we perceive faces
Getting to the top as a woman is hard work but worth it
Receiving a "First Woman" award makes our blogger ponder the essence of leadership
Homemade drone to help phone and Wi-Fi hackers
A DIY drone that costs only a few thousand dollars can be used to intercept phone calls and internet traffic
Sex on the brain: What turns women on, mapped out
Brain scan data backs up what women have been telling men for decades: stimulating the vagina is not the same as stimulating the clitoris
Modern alchemy turns acid boron into a base
Chemists have converted the element boron from an acid to a base. The work could lead to safer medicines
Existence: How will it all end?
Will it be a big freeze, a big rip or a big crunch? The thing is, we'll never know, says Stephen Battersby
Boeing selects Atlas V rocket for space taxi service
The next time astronauts launch from US soil to the International Space Station, it could be on an Atlas V rocket
To boldly go where no Lego man has gone before
The shuttle programme may be over, but NASA has not stopped taking passengers into space
Dark streaks on Mars bolster case for liquid water
The seasonal appearance of streaks on sloped terrain suggests the Red Planet is no dust bowl
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