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Stunning Hubble Bubble Nebula image marks telescope’s 26th birthday
The space telescope celebrates its anniversary on 24 April; this spectacular image of a cloud of gas and dust 8,000 light years away celebrates the occasion
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Dinosaurs in decline long before asteroid catastrophe, study reveals
New research resolves longstanding controversy, showing dinosaurs were already heading for extinction before the asteroid strike that sealed their fate
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Brave new world? Sci-fi fears ‘hold back progress of AI’
Chris Bishop fears concern over Terminator-style scenarios could deprive humanity of one of the most powerful technologies ever created
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The sugar conspiracy
In 1972, a British scientist sounded the alarm that sugar – and not fat – was the greatest danger to our health. But his findings were ridiculed and his reputation […]
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Touching robots can arouse humans
Researchers discover that touching the areas where a robot’s genitals or buttocks would be provokes a physiological response in humans
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Genetically engineered ‘Magneto’ protein remotely controls brain and behaviour
“Badass” new method uses a magnetised protein to activate brain cells rapidly, reversibly, and non-invasively
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Autism spectrum has no clear cut-off point, research suggests
New study published in Nature Genetics indicates that genes predisposing people to autism could influence social skills in the wider population
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An update on a possible new particle from CERN’s Large Hadron Collider
As the LHC gets ready to start up again, two reananlyses of the data already taken look at last year’s intriguing hints…
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Discovery of brainy T rex ancestor sheds light on dinosaur’s dominance
Skull found in Uzbekistan belonging to Timurlengia euotica, a horse-sized forerunner of Tyrannosaurus rex, reveals advanced brain and hearing ability that may have helped it become ‘king of the Cretaceous’ […]