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Engraved Symbols are Key to ancient Thinking

New evidence of how humans might have evolved abstract thought many thousands of years ago

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Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the DRC

Eruption of volcano Mount Nyiragongo in the Democratic Republic of Congo

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Saving Limbs with Gene Therapy

Gene therapy encourages growth of blood vessels in diseased limbs

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New Method to produce Stem Cells

More like a teratoma than an embryo? New method for producing stem cells is tested

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Pacific Currents that drive El Niño events

Ocean currents in the Pacific Ocean where El Niño events start

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New Drug in the War against Malaria

A new drug against the parasite that causes malaria

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American Crematorium Scandal

Scandal of crematorium owner who failed to cremate 300 bodies, hiding them instead

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A double View of Jupiter

Spacecraft rendezvous at Jupiter

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Nuclear Fusion in a Beaker?

Controversial claims of desk-top nuclear fusion

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The Problem with Polio Vaccination

How the World Health Organisation caused an outbreak of polio in Haiti

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WHO's list of approved HIV drugs

WHO's list of approved HIV drugs now also includes generic drugs

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Controversy over teaching Creationism in the UK

Controversy over teaching creationism in schools reaches Newcastle in the UK

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A Breakthrough in Stem-Cell Research?

Research into reprogramming cells may supercede that of stem-cell therapeutic cloning

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Astronomers hail the Quark Star

The discovery of super-dense quark stars

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How Argentine Ants have colonised Europe

Argentine ants have formed a European "super colony"

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Targeting the Mosquito in the fight against Malaria

Will the mosquito genome help malaria researchers beat the disease?

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Nerica, the New Rice for Africa

Nerica, the new rice for Africa, will improve yields

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Radiation Damage extends down the Generations

Genetic damage caused by radiation in mice shows up two generations later

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New theory of the Rise and Fall of Dinosaurs

Did one meteor impact cause the rise of large dinosaurs another cause their extinction?

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Coral Reefs attacked by Black Band Disease

Coral reefs are under attack from black band disease caused by bacteria

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Is exploring Mars a waste of Money?

Is space travel to search for life on Mars a waste of time and money?

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Cow Kidneys and the Future of Therapeutic Cloning

Cloned cow kidneys bring therapeutic cloning a step closer

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Fossil Detective work on the end of the Dinosaurs

Fossil detective work on the mass extinction that included the dinosaurs

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Adult Stem Cells surprise Scientists

Does a new report about adult stem cell behaviour bring therapeutic cloning closer?

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Why Birth Weight Matters

The cause of low birth weight in some babies lies in the placenta

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In pursuit of Comets

Nasa Contour spacecraft launched to investigate comets

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Will Sonar interfer with Whales' hearing?

Will new US anti-submarine sonar threaten whales?

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Asteroid on a collision course with Earth?

Why that giant asteroid will probably miss Earth

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A Collar to prevent Leishmaniasis

Insecticidal dog collar reduces cases of human leishmaniasis

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Starlight challenges Einstein's Theory

Light from distant quasars challenges Einstein's theory of relativity

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