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Earth

Shock therapy and surgery saving California’s threatened condors

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Life

Moon's gravity could govern plant movement like the tides

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Life

Ancient whistle language uses whole brain for long-distance chat

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Earth

Much of Asia's Celestial mountain glacier ice could melt by 2050

News

Space

Small stars may keep planets in line with magnetic harnesses

News

Technology

Warmest ever superconductor works at Antarctic temperatures

News

Life

Shattered Stone-Age bones expose world's oldest mass torture

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Life

Oldest hand hints we came down from trees earlier than thought

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Earth

Pumping CO2 into frack wells could prevent water contamination

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Life

Nice spiders finish last - and seal the fate of the colony

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Life

Suicidal behaviour predicted by blood test showing gene changes

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Technology

One Per Cent

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Technology

Eavesdropping app will turn your smartphone into a virtual PA

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Technology

Create outrage and challenge authority with just a few clicks

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Gene therapy cures blindness by replacing vision cells in eyes

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Doctors must crack down on antibiotics – or face punishment

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Physics

Possible new particle hints that universe may not be left-handed

News

Health

E-spliff on sale in UK designed to relieve pain minus the high

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Space

Print your own satellite in orbiting space factory

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60 Seconds

News

‘Big Farmer' firms plan pesticides to manipulate gene expression

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Speculation mounts over trigger of Chinese warehouse explosions

News

Space

NASA scours retired space shuttles for spare parts

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