science
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Study linking virus with severe joint deformities leads experts to say that Zika could be associated with range of problems
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Up to 200 Perseid meteors per hour could blaze across the northern hemisphere sky in the early hours of Friday morning. Here’s what they are and how to see them
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26-year study of canine sperm shows an overall decline in quality, and may also shed light on fertility changes seen in male humans
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Inscriptions etched on tiny rolls of gold and silver found alongside skeletons of people buried almost 2,000 years ago
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Find is ‘one of the largest burial chambers ever discovered in Belize’ and contains hieroglyphic panels, skeleton and offerings hidden for 1,300 years
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A new imaging technique may give researchers fresh insights into brain development, function, and disease
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Shipping noise in the North Atlantic could impact population levels of the whales, new research shows
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Conservation scientist Jo Barker from London zoo takes us on a tour of the greater Thames estuary to see the harbour and grey seal populations
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key issues
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SpaceSpaceSatellite eye on Earth: July 2016 – in picturesChina’s floods, Russian wildfires and urban expansion in Delhi were among the images captured by European Space Agency and Nasa satellites last month
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BiologyBiologyAncient pigments reveal the evolutionary history of our own eyesFossil evidence from the eyes of 300 million year old hagfish and lampreys shows that our common ancestor already had complex, image-forming eyes
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GeneticsGeneticsViking traders spread comfy-to-ride horses around the world, DNA suggestsAncient DNA reveals ambling horses, comfortable to ride over rough roads, first appeared in medieval England, and were spread worldwide by Vikings
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Medical researchMedical researchWHO's recommended level of exercise too low to beat disease – studyBigger reductions in risk of five common chronic diseases only achievable with five to seven times more activity, research finds
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PsychologyPsychologyPoster poems: fearFrom the personal to the global, there is an uneasy abundance of things to be scared of at the moment. Dare you face up to some in verse?
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PhysicsPhysicsBlip flop as tantalising bump in Large Hadron Collider data disappearsHopes for a new particle are dashed, as new data shows no trace of the anomaly, suggesting that its appearance was a statistical fluke
in depth
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The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which takes on Nasa’s most ambitious missions, runs a studio where a mix of design and engineering creates stunning results
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opinion
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The Brexit vote has shone a light on the food industry’s need for seasonal foreign workers – and the warped way in which our society values such crucial jobs
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Don’t ‘diagnose’ Donald Trump, it’s not helpful
Dean BurnettDean Burnett: Calls for Donald Trump to undergo psychiatric assessment may mean well, but will do more harm than good. -
pictures & video
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The Macduff Marine Aquarium releases an octopus into the North Sea in July
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A collection of zoological wonders from July 2016
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Our stargazing readers share their best photographs from the past year, from spectacular nebulae to close-ups of the moon
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Gorgeous galaxies and stunning stars make up this selection of pictures from the shortlisted entries for this year’s Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year award
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In a new book Dr Mark Witton offers a look at the world of the dinosaurs and explores issues around bring extinct animals and their environments back to life
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The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral
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A video animation from the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) shows how the system of satellite dishes work within a network of infrastructure in South Africa to rely images of distant galaxies to scientists around the world
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