science
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The historic mission sent Nasa its highest-resolution images Thursday of dwarf planet’s Sputnik Planum, a region of pitted plains and a strange ‘X’ formation
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Three genes inherited from our Neanderthal cousins may cause modern carriers to have an overly-sensitive immune system susceptible to allergies
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It’s about time the 20-year-old guidelines on alcohol consumption were updated, but the new evidence makes for sobering reading
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Scientist’s proposal of ‘Octarine’, the Discworld shade visible only to wizards and cats, for newly discovered element 117 gains 12,000 signatures in two days
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‘Dinosaur foreplay’ was a ritual, bird-like dance, according to paleontologists who studied huge scrape marks left behind by the animals in western Colorado
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Notes & Theories We know it's effective. So why is there opposition to the HPV vaccine ?
David Robert GrimesOver 90% of cervical cancers are caused by HPV. But squeamishness about sex and unsupported safety fears are threatening vaccination programmes
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Known more as a symbol of global warming, the nutrient-rich plumes that trail melting giant icebergs are in fact sinking carbon deep into the ocean
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Australian researchers say chromium is partially converted into carcinogenic form when it enters cells, and warn of long-term use or high doses
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key issues
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SpaceSpaceGot a question for Brian Cox and Robin Ince? We want to hear itThis week we’ll be speaking to the physicist and the comedian ahead of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage and we want to ask them your questions?
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BiologyBiologyFirst genome project diagnoses give hope to two four-year-oldsPair are first to benefit from the 100,000 Genomes Project, launched in 2014 to improve diagnosis and treatment of rare genetic disorders and cancer
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PhysicsPhysicsScientists struggle to stay grounded after possible gravitational wave signalCosmologist’s tweet appears to confirm rumours of discovery that could ‘open a new window on the universe’
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Alan Pickup previews the standout events in the 2016 night sky, turning his binoculars on Comet Catalina
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Rosetta mission probe will be told to crank up a flywheel in a bid to shake dust off its solar panels so it can continue work on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
in depth
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Anne Wojcicki, CEO of California-based personal genetic testing company 23andMe, which enables people to check their DNA, on why she co-founded the project
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opinion
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Boris Johnson appears to favour the views of friends and associates on issues such as pollution and climate change. The next mayor needs specialist advice
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Double-takes all round on red wine alert
Peter PrestonRevised health advice on benefits of wine-drinking gets the Mail in a twist -
pictures & video
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When they tested the contents of his stomach, scientists found Helicobacter pylori, which evolved differently according geographic region
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A team of Japanese scientists have met the criteria for naming a new element, the synthetic highly radioactive element 113, more than a dozen years after they began working to create it
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Nasa’s Earth Observatory has tracked down images resembling all 26 letters of the English alphabet using satellite imagery and astronaut photography
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British ESA astronaut Tim Peake wishes the UK and the rest of the world a happy new year from the International Space Station (ISS)
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The second cloned puppy from a dead pet boxer dog sleeps with its sibling in Sooam Biotech Research Foundation after being born in the early hours of Monday morning
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A British couple make history as a boxer puppy is born after being cloned from their dead pet dog on Boxing Day in South Korea
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From the excitement of the Pluto flyby to the discovery of new dinosaurs, we take a look back at some of the biggest science stories of the past 12 months
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First genome project diagnoses give hope to two four-year-olds