The Guardian
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Life on Earth may have begun 300m years earlier than previously thought
Discovery, if confirmed, indicates that living organisms appeared on Earth 4.1 billion years ago, remarkably soon after its formation
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Ravens cooperate with friends not foes
Ravens spontaneously cooperate to solve problems, but prefer to do so with some individuals over others
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Why Ada Lovelace Day matters
Ada Lovelace Day celebrates women in science, highlighting role models to inspire the next generation
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What happened to wildlife when Chernobyl drove humans out? It thrived
People were evacuated after the Chernobyl accident, but what happened to the local wildlife? A new study shows that wildlife in the Chernobyl disaster zone is thriving, indicating that the […]
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Asteroid that killed dinosaurs also intensified volcanic eruptions
Research on the Deccan Traps in India reveals massive rise in lava flows around time of impact of Mexico’s Chicxulub crater 65m years ago, increasing the catastrophe for ecosystems
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Dormant viruses may cause motor neuron disease when awoken
Human endogenous retroviruses may cause or contribute to some forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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Always fidgeting? Well, you just might be doing yourself a world of good
Study of 12,000 UK women found fidgeters could be protecting themselves against effects of sitting for long periods at work
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Why is the scientific revolution still controversial? (podcast)
David Wootton’s new book challenges the notion that knowledge is culturally relative and truth is simply consensus
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Astronomers capture revolution of far distant planets
The best views yet of a planet moving around a star 63 light years away, have been photographed by the Gemini South telescope in Chile