Latin America in grip of chikungunya

Around a million people are reported to have been infected with disease in 34 countries

Powerful strings

Muscles of polythene, nylon strings open new possibilities

Web of deceit

Fake Review>>Consumer Products • US

Yahoo v US

Yahoo>> Transparency ÔÇó US

Where science meets fantasy

www.locusmag.com

Chinese checkers

Newspapers>>Hacking ÔÇó US/China

A pecking order falls

The veil of civilisation and Hurricane Sandy

Stubborn nematodes

How the roundworms became resistant to avermectin

Breather for crops

How growstones keep substrates more fertile in greenhouses

A crab’s coup strategy

Control reproduction of competing species

End of pi?

Campaign>> Mathematics • UK/USA

Yoga boost for cancer patients

It relieves fatigue and gives emotional benefits to women undergoing treatment

Clinical historian

Satellite images>> Archaeology • Egypt/US

Gut spills heart secrets

Bacteria in intestine can aid clogging of arteries

Mistaken identity

Business as usual

Whole truth

Big Antarctic ozone hole recurrs

Obama wins

Nuclear deal final

Buy and forget

News Snippets

Crunch time

Captain speaking

The first punch

Don't panic, bang the walls

New technology pinpoints location of trapped miners faster