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Life

White killer whales were a legend – now they are everywhere

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Health

Fear of vaccine safety is higher in Europe than in the US

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Space

CSI Eta Carinae: Clouds suggest odd star's history of violence

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Earth

North Korea’s largest nuclear test still lacks missile capacity

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Technology

Drones get first anti-laser lasers to stop being shot down

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Earth

White gulls dependent on ice are disappearing from the Arctic

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Space

Tiny lightning bolt explosions can vaporise the moon’s thin soil

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Earth

Full and new moons linked to timing of largest, deadliest quakes

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Health

Human sperm grown in a lab for the first time, claims study

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Earth

Oceans given boost as nations agree to protect a third worldwide

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Space

Blue Origin unveils big new rocket that will put humans in orbit

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Health

Deaths from 9/11-related illness are set to exceed initial toll

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Space

First glimpse of a black hole being born from a star’s remains

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Technology

Living a perfect Facebook life isn't worth the real-world stress

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Technology

One Per Cent

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Trash bots are learning how to pull treasure from our junk

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Life

How forensic science can stop slaughter of endangered wildlife

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Earth

Oil pipeline construction halted after Native American protests

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Space

Rosetta set for a grand finale by diving into cometary cave

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Space

Star arrangement that hid for a decade spotted at galaxy’s heart

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60 Seconds

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Space

New Horizons discovery raises solar wind riddle around Pluto

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