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Signal detected a year ago from HD164595, only 95 light years away and with at least one planet, but Seti scientists are scanning the area and have yet to find it
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Experts say human impact on Earth so profound that Holocene must give way to epoch defined by nuclear tests, plastic pollution and domesticated chicken
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In a region racked by conflict and tension, an ambitious research centre is fostering cooperation and scientific advancement
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Researchers claim analysis of 3.2m-year-old skeleton of ‘grandmother of humanity’ shows injuries consistent with those of humans falling on hard ground, but others query findings
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Researchers mapping eight types of nerve cells that ferry messages around the body in ‘fight or flight’ mode identify particular types causing erect nipples and goosebumps
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Martha Mills: How to talk to a woman wearing headphones, without seeming like a terrifying harasser
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Google’s AI research arm is partnering with the hospital to improve the scans available for radiotherapists by using machine learning
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Records of temperature that go back far further than 1800s suggest warming of recent decades is out of step with any period over the past millennium
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SpaceSpaceAlien life, or noise? Russian telescope detects 'strong signal' from sun-like starSignal detected a year ago from HD164595, only 95 light years away and with at least one planet, but Seti scientists are scanning the area and have yet to find it
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BiologyBiologyA remarkable discovery has been made: that orcas evolve according to culture, just like we do. And yet we cull them in coves and parade them in aquariums
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GeneticsGeneticsThe nerve of it: scientists discover cells that cause hard nipplesResearchers mapping eight types of nerve cells that ferry messages around the body in ‘fight or flight’ mode identify particular types causing erect nipples and goosebumps
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Medical researchMedical researchGoogle DeepMind and UCLH collaborate on AI-based radiotherapy treatmentGoogle’s AI research arm is partnering with the hospital to improve the scans available for radiotherapists by using machine learning
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PsychologyPsychologyHow to actually talk to a woman wearing headphonesMartha Mills: How to talk to a woman wearing headphones, without seeming like a terrifying harasser
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PhysicsPhysicsOpen Sesame: particle accelerator project brings Middle East togetherIn a region racked by conflict and tension, an ambitious research centre is fostering cooperation and scientific advancement
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Weatherwatch: The Bat-Signal makes cloud projection look easy, but attempts to replicate a 16th-century miracle rarely succeed
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opinion
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A remarkable discovery has been made: that orcas evolve according to culture, just like we do. And yet we cull them in coves and parade them in aquariums
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When it comes to menopausal hormone therapy, women are left guessing at the risks
Margaret McCartneyA new study suggests stronger links between MHT and breast cancer. But patchy information means it’s hard to advise my patients properly -
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A new exoplanet has been discovered just outside our solar system, four light years away from Earth, and may have liquid water on its surface
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A faked ritual killing filmed in a courtyard at Cern, the Geneva particle physics research complex, has prompted an investigation
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Dr Miguel Nicolelis explains the findings of the Walk Again Project, the collaborative project aimed at helping paraplegic people regain control of their lives using robotics
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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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Dogs understand both words and intonation of human speech