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Ancient tooth decay Oldest-known dentistry found in 14,000-year-old tooth

Friday, 17 July 2015

An infected tooth partially cleaned with flint tools represents the oldest known dentistry, according to a new international study on a 14,000-year-old molar.

No solaceFood-deprived polar bears unable to conserve energy as ice wanes

Friday, 17 July 2015

Video from the vaultThe last huskies of Antarctica

Friday, 17 July 2015

Fear factorHuman screams target brain's fear centre

Friday, 17 July 2015

Feathered find'Feathered poodle from hell' a new feathered cousin of Velociraptor

Friday, 17 July 2015

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'Cannibal' dwarf star caught in the act of devouring larger companion

Friday, 17 July 2015

A super-dense white dwarf star has been caught in the act of 'cannibalising' its larger companion, astronomers say.

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Upside down planes, ear tuning, reading in the dark

Thursday, 16 July 2015

How can planes fly upside down? Is reading at night bad for your eyes? Why can I tune my ears to different people in busy rooms?

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Brontosaurus and the Bone Wars

Tuesday, 14 July 2015

In part 1 of this series, Dr Karl explains how the infamous Bone Wars lead to the discovery of 142 new dinosaurs. 1 comments

StarStuff Podcast

Wednesday, 15 July 2015
New Horizons becomes the first spacecraft to visit Pluto. Also monster black hole grows surprisingly faster than its ancient galaxy, and physicists at CERN discover a new particle: the 'pentaquark'.