As western governments grow increasingly invested in anti-Islamic State efforts, the foreign policy blogosphere has become obsessed with questions of what exactly IS is, and what they're after.
Team of researchers create super-tough nanofibre that can extend to seven times its original length.
Japan can be both traditional and effortlessly modern, but most of all it's unique – and its quirky capital Tokyo is captured excellently in this video by Takuya Hosogane. Watch it now >>
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Apple Vs Spotify, featuring Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails. Tinder gets hacked. Razer teams up with Leap Motion. Your BitStream news-eagle has landed.
The World Health Organization labels Glyphosate as potentially cancerous – but it's not as scary as it sounds.
Think of online clans swapping stories and the word 'heart-warming' doesn't spring to mind. But then most clans aren't the Dads of Destiny, a 30,000-strong group bound by two common themes: parenthood, and not being a dick.
A quick tour around the fascinating street-art scrubbing world of Los Angeles' Office of Community Beautification.
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Ikea Foundation readies itself to supply thousands of the structures, which have been designed to replace fragile tents.
Pot-bellied pig annoying pot-bellied regulars.
Cars already have intelligent headlights that sweep left or right to improve visibility as you steer into a turn. But Vauxhall/Opel is developing next-generation lamp systems that scan your facial features 50 times a second to keep track of where you're looking – and automatically re-direct the lights in that direction. Read more >
"And here she is with a napkin on her head. Price £499."
The country's relatively unchanged gene pool provides fascinating insights for scientists.
We fire up the new flagship phone's snapper to see how it fares against the best Apple, Google, HTC and Nokia have to offer.
