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Strange new 'species' of ultra-red galaxy discovered — [2 Dec] — In the distant reaches of the universe, almost 13 billion light-years from Earth, a strange species of galaxy lay hidden.…
Cassini chronicles life of Saturn's giant storm — [18 Nov] — New images and animated movies from NASA's Cassini spacecraft chronicle the birth and evolution of the colossal storm that…
More recent stories…How animals predict earthquakes — Animals may sense chemical changes in groundwater that occur when an earthquake is… — [2 Dec 2011 11:07 GMT]
New Icelandic volcano eruption could have global impact — Hundreds of metres under one of Iceland's largest glaciers there are signs of an… — [2 Dec 2011 11:07 GMT]
Alzheimer's: Deep brain stimulation 'reverses' disease — Scientists in Canada have raised a tantalising prospect - reversing Alzheimer's disease.… — [28 Nov 2011 19:10 GMT]
Archaeologists make new Stonehenge 'sun worship' find — Two previously undiscovered pits have been found at Stonehenge which point to it… — [28 Nov 2011 19:10 GMT]
New state of matter seen on cheap — Students and enthusiasts attending a recording for BBC Radio 4 have probably seen… — [25 Nov 2011 08:42 GMT]
Climate sensitivity to CO2 probed — Global temperatures could be less sensitive to changing atmospheric carbon dioxide… — [25 Nov 2011 08:42 GMT]
Bottlenose dolphins' maximum speed halved by pregnancy — As for many mothers-to-be, the late stages of pregnancy can be extremely awkward… — [24 Nov 2011 18:43 GMT]
Stranded Mars probe sends further signals — More attempts have been made by the European Space Agency (ESA) to contact the stricken… — [24 Nov 2011 18:43 GMT]
Signal picked up from Russia's stranded Mars probe — Contact has finally been made with Russia's troubled Mars mission, says the European… — [23 Nov 2011 18:39 GMT]
Bionic contact lens 'to project emails before eyes' — A new generation of contact lenses that project images in front of the eyes is a… — [22 Nov 2011 16:03 GMT]
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— A smarter way to make ultraviolet light beams — 2 Dec 10:56— Lava fingerprinting reveals differences between Hawaii's twin volcanoes — 2 Dec 10:53
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— Researchers find some smartphone models more vulnerable to attack — 2 Dec 10:44
— Archaeologists find new evidence of animals being introduced to prehistoric Caribbean — 2 Dec 10:41