Companies seeking to boost their sites' rankings are trying to subvert search engines' algorithms on an industrial scale (full text available to subscribers)

The talks that are meant to fix the world's climate resume on Monday in Cancún, Mexico. New Scientist explains what's at stake and the likely outcome

A set of 200-million-year-old teeth from a beast related to dinosaurs and crocodiles has shed light on how snake fangs evolved

The future is being prepared now, so we may be able to tell where it's headed if we can learn to read the web right (full text available to subscribers)

Microsoft finds itself in a struggle that mirrors Apple's conflict with unlockers

A new patent from Microsoft could spell the beginning of the end for the physical keypad on mobile phones

Conservationists are working to find out if trawling can give marine animals new habitat – here are some shots the team brought back from the depths

A simple system could release drugs into the body whenever it is deformed by underlying muscle movement

Recent findings from the Cassini mission report the presence of oxygen on one of Saturn's moons – but there's little chance that it could support life

US astronaut Doug Wheelock looks pleased to be back the ground after spending 5 and a half months on the International Space Station

Security experts find serious flaws present in versions up through the webOS 2.0

A new smartphone app uses your phone's sensors to record your daily activity patterns – without draining the battery

The UK's Food Standards Agency has declared milk and meat from cloned animals safe to eat – but not everyone is convinced by the announcement

Mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow help regenerate damaged bladder smooth muscle cells

The signal reflected from the metal wires in a suicide vest can be detected using a modified radar gun

Slow-motion footage of animals shaking themselves dry isn't just fun to watch – it could change the future of washing machines too

Any ruling is expected to treat wireless differently than wired broadband

Firm predicts 11% growth in online shopping

Apple is the largest landowner in Cupertino with new purchase

Dracula dust for plastic people, officially cool US government cigarettes, why vegans need poppadoms – and possibly explosive curries too (full text available to subscribers)