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Study concludes that new technology involving brain-machine interfaces could benefit humans living with paralysis or motor neurone diseases
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Why did supersonic passenger flight end when Concorde retired in 2003? Could we still see a new generation of supersonic aircraft?
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Kelly and crewmate Mikhail Kornienko have spent 340 days in space, the longest mission since Valeri Polyakov spent 437 days aboard Mir in 1995
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‘If a similar shift happened on Earth, Paris would be in the polar circle,’ says researcher, explaining unusual location of dry riverbeds and frozen reservoirs
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Study into genes linked to hair types, beard thickness and monobrows paves way for new forensic techniques, as well as more commercial beauty uses
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Young adults with a high body-mass index perform worse on memory tests than those who are leaner
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Hopes excavation unearths remains predating priory ruins on island famous for St Cuthbert and Lindisfarne Gospels
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Joy can trigger same symptoms as Takotsubo syndrome, where heart changes shape after sad events, say scientists
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BiologyBiologyThe owl man: saving the incredible bird you've probably never heard ofJonathan Slaght has dedicated his professional life to safeguarding the rare Blakiston’s fish owl, the world’s biggest owl. But he wouldn’t have it any other way
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GeneticsGeneticsRats! Maybe our great-grandmothers aren't responsible for alcoholism after allA recent headline implicated epigenetics in our predisposition to alcoholism, but the evidence from the study is far from conclusive
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Medical researchMedical researchCancer Research UK explains how immune cells could tackle tumours – videoThis animation by Cancer Research UK explains the new findings which could revolutionise cancer treatment
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PsychologyPsychologyWe don't 'lose' our mothers – the reality is more violent than thatSaying goodbye to your mother is a pain we all must face. That doesn’t make it any easier to do
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PhysicsPhysicsResonant lightningDavid Hambling on one man’s dream of harnessing the power of thunder storms
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A new study shows that some cancers hold within them the seeds of their own destruction, which could allow therapies using patients’ own immune systems
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Did global warming really slow down? Have a large injection of nuance and a side-order of abuse
Graham ReadfearnAuthors of analysis say the rise in global temperatures slowed between 2001 and 2014. Cue misinterpretation from climate science denialists -
As Hillary Clinton said, hair signifies your hopes and dreams to the world. But now the grey gene has been identified, can we reclaim greyness as part of growing old(er) gracefully?
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This animation by Cancer Research UK explains the new findings which could revolutionise cancer treatment
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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is the only American to have spent 340 days in space. In addition to his research, he captured his unique view of the Earth
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Nasa has shared vision of US astronaut Scott Kelly safely back on planet Earth after his historic 340-day mission
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European Space Agency footage shows what appears to be a gorilla chasing British astronaut Tim Peake inside the International Space Station
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Archeologists are excavating a 3,000 year-old oak wheel at a site described as the Fenland Pompeii
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British astronaut Tim Peake tweeted this timelapse footage of the British isles from the International Space Station
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Scientists are claiming significant success in targeting a specific type of blood cancer with engineered immune cells in their first clinical trials
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