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Editor's choice Sunday, 1 November 2015
New discovery Gibbon-like fossil sheds light on ape evolution
Friday, 30 October 2015
The well-preserved partial skull and skeleton of a gibbon-like creature that lived 11.6 million years ago in Spain is shedding new light on the evolutionary history of modern apes.
Video from the vaultThe hidden climate history inside Antarctica's ice
Friday, 30 October 2015
Space explorationNASA's Cassini spacecraft plunges through Saturn moon Enceladus' icy spray
Friday, 30 October 2015
Itchy neuronesScientists probe mysteries of the itch
Thursday, 29 October 2015
Comet discoveryRosetta detects molecular oxygen on Comet 67P for first time
Thursday, 29 October 2015
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'Great Pumpkin' asteroid discovered 21 days ago will narrowly miss Earth this weekend
Friday, 30 October 2015
A large asteroid that scientists only discovered this month will make a relatively close approach to Earth over this Halloween weekend, providing one of the best opportunities in years to gather data about a passing space rock.
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Cow farts, alien pyramids, ear cracking
Thursday, 29 October 2015
How can I crack my ears without moving any parts of my body? What state of matter is a flame? How does wind occur?
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The gene that fights cancer
Tuesday, 27 October 2015
Why are bigger animals such as elephants less likely to get cancer than small animals like mice - - and humans? 0 comments
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Zombie star cannibalises planets
Wednesday, 28 October 2015
White dwarf star caught destroying several planets. Also: New Horizons completes the family portrait of the Pluto system, and a supermassive black hole rips an entire star apart.
Health & Wellbeing
Cancer link: What's so wrong with processed meats?
Tuesday, 27 October 2015
If you sat down to bacon and eggs this morning, you may well have been put off your breakfast when you heard it may cause cancer.
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The paradox of too much choice
Friday, 23 October 2015
Have you ever wondered if there might be such a thing as too much choice?