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Friday, 8 May 2015
Scientists have found evidence of a four billion year old ancient magnetic field on Mercury, according to new data from NASA's Messenger mission.
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Valuable metals like gold, copper and platinum, reach the Earth's surface from deep underground by floating up on vapour bubbles, scientists have found.
Thursday, 23 October 2014
The true identity of a mysterious dinosaur known only from a pair of gigantic arms with huge claws that were found almost half a century ago has finally been revealed.
Friday, 2 May 2014
Hopes of finding evidence of life on far off alien worlds by studying their atmospheric chemistry have been dashed by a new study that concludes it's almost impossible.
Monday, 28 April 2014
A galaxy's ability to make new generations of stars is directly related to the size of its central bulge, according to a new study.
Thursday, 13 March 2014
The first direct evidence of the vast quantities of water deep in the Earth's mantle has been uncovered by scientists studying a diamond.
Friday, 13 December 2013
A duck-billed dinosaur from North America had a fleshy cock's comb that it probably used to communicate with others of its species, say researchers.
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Mating for one male North American snake is not so much about romancing the reptile but rather a case of hold tight and hang on, a new study reveals.
Friday, 11 October 2013
Scientists may be closer to unlocking the mystery of why icicles have ripples of exactly the same wavelength no matter how big they get.
Thursday, 25 July 2013
Debate over the true age of Martian meteorites could be over thanks to a new dating technique.
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
After four centuries in nature's freezer, ancient plants uncovered by the rapid retreat of Canadian glaciers have been regenerated by scientists.
Friday, 24 May 2013
Citizen scientists have helped solve a decades-old puzzle by assisting astronomers to make the most accurate distance measurements yet for an important star system.
Monday, 20 May 2013
A recent slowdown in global warming means the harshest climate change predictions are less likely in the immediate decades, say an international team of scientists.
Wednesday, 8 May 2013
The discovery of a new thick-skulled dinosaur the size of a large dog may challenge our image of a prehistoric Earth dominated by supersized lizards, a study says.
Friday, 26 April 2013
A bizarre stellar system made up of two dead stars 7000 light-years away has put Einstein's famous general theory of relativity under its most extreme test yet.