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Before the Big Bang there was another universe and a new one will emerge after ours collapses

By Hannah Osborne

New model of cosmology reveals the physics of the universe before the Big Bang.

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Asgardia is the first ever 'space nation' - here's how to become a citizen

Space Nation will see Asgardia satellite launched in autumn 2017.

By Hannah Osborne

More than 200 new craters have formed on Moon at a rapid rate

Images captured by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft suggest new craters form quickly.

By Léa Surugue

Hurricane Matthew uncovers Civil War artefacts - but they must be destroyed

Wind and waves revealed 19th century cannonballs under a South Carolina beach - but they are blown up for safety...

By Léa Surugue

How movies can change the fight against female genital mutilation

Films that promote change from within communities are more effective.

By Léa Surugue

Oldest bird vocal organ sheds light on how dinosaurs sounded

The syrinx dates back to more than 66 million years ago and would have been used to produce goose-like honks.

By Léa Surugue

Terracotta army reveals signs of foreign presence in China before Marco Polo

China's famous terracotta army bears signs of Ancient Greek influence suggesting European presence in China before...

By Léa Surugue

Amazing microscope images reveal beauty in unlikely places, like cow dung

Help choose the best microscope images, from a centipede's fearsome poison fangs to dung-dwelling fungi.

By David Sim

Rock cores offer glimpse into life on Earth after dinosaur extinction

Scientists say microbial life soon returned to the site of an asteroid impact that wiped out 75% of all life.

By Karthick Arvinth

Toughest animal in the world? Why naked mole rats don't feel pain

Naked mole rats do not feel certain types of pain - a potential evolutionary process to adapt to their crowded colonies.

By Léa Surugue

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'Asgardia' is more likely to be a pie in the sky than the world's first space nation - boundaries and regulations are necessary

By Monica Grady

EmDrive: Roger Shawyer is patenting a new design for next-generation superconducting thruster

By Mary-Ann Russon

Scientists have discovered why the Martian moon Phobos looks like the Death Star from Star Wars

By Léa Surugue

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Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulates spacecraft Shenzhou-11 team on successful launch

Mass arrests in Ethiopia's Oromia region days after state of emergency declared

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News from the world of Science, including Space, Environment, Health, Archaeology and Nature.

Before the Big Bang there was another universe and a new one will emerge after ours collapses

Asgardia is the first ever 'space nation' - here's how to become a citizen

More than 200 new craters have formed on Moon at a rapid rate

Hurricane Matthew uncovers Civil War artefacts - but they must be destroyed

How movies can change the fight against female genital mutilation

Oldest bird vocal organ sheds light on how dinosaurs sounded

Terracotta army reveals signs of foreign presence in China before Marco Polo

Amazing microscope images reveal beauty in unlikely places, like cow dung

Rock cores offer glimpse into life on Earth after dinosaur extinction

Toughest animal in the world? Why naked mole rats don't feel pain

50 million years ago, global warming meant Earth was almost ice free. Scientists say this could be why...

As global temperatures continue to rise, this is what would happen to ecosystems if Antarctica melted

Yangtze River dolphin: Species declared extinct a decade ago has apparently been spotted by conservationists

HIV 'cured' in monkeys with antibody therapy leading to undectable levels of virus - even after two years

Could taking antidepressants during pregnancy increase the risk of speech disorders in babies?

'Asgardia' is more likely to be a pie in the sky than the world's first space nation - boundaries and regulations are necessary

EmDrive: Roger Shawyer is patenting a new design for next-generation superconducting thruster

Scientists have discovered why the Martian moon Phobos looks like the Death Star from Star Wars

Mass arrests in Ethiopia's Oromia region days after state of emergency declared

Mass arrests in Ethiopia's Oromia region days after state of emergency declared

Tim Peake talks space-age ageing and how his bone density will 'take around a year to recover'

Tim Peake talks space-age ageing and how his bone density will 'take around a year to recover'

The Walking Dead renewed for season 8 ahead of 7th series premiere

The Walking Dead renewed for season 8 ahead of 7th series premiere

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News from the world of Science, including Space, Environment, Health, Archaeology and Nature.

Mass arrests in Ethiopia's Oromia region days after state of emergency declared

Tim Peake talks space-age ageing and how his bone density will 'take around a year to recover'

The Walking Dead renewed for season 8 ahead of 7th series premiere

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