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Editor's choice Friday, 20 November 2015

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Personalised diets Diets should be personally tailored to your gut microbiome: study

Friday, 20 November 2015

Even if we all ate the same meal, everyone would metabolise it differently, according to a new study that suggests that there is no such thing as one-size-fits-all dietary advice.

Hobbit teethTeeth point to the origins of the 'hobbit'

Thursday, 19 November 2015

Voice helpScientists create vocal cord tissue in a dish

Thursday, 19 November 2015

Growing planetsCreation of a planet witnessed for the first time

Thursday, 19 November 2015

Dr Karl

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Guide dogs, bloody noses, sunset coloursArticle has audio

Thursday, 19 November 2015

Where do the colours of the sunset and sunrise come from? What came first - maths or language? Why are Labradors used as guide dogs over other dogs?

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One common, but slightly incorrect explanation for flight involves Bernoulli's Law. How on Earth do planes fly?Article has audio

Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Seeing a plane get off the ground is an amazing sight! 0 comments

UV and me

Sunburn

How UV light causes sunburn, wrinkles and cancer

Wednesday, 18 November 2015
UV light causes everything from sunburn to skin cancer and the wrinkles and sagging that come with age. But what exactly does it do in our bodies to wreak all that havoc?

StarStuff Podcast

Earth blue marble

Where did Earth's water come from?

Wednesday, 18 November 2015
New findings explain the origins of Earth's water. Also: possible ice volcanoes discovered on Pluto, and the oldest stars ever seen.

Telescope vs probe

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Why didn't we just use the Hubble telescope to take photos of Pluto?

Friday, 13 November 2015
Why is the Hubble able to get extremely detailed images of galaxies and nebulae, millions of light years away, but when it comes to taking pictures of Pluto, it shows up as a blurry ball?

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