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Friday, 11 April 2014
Astronomers have developed a more accurate way of predicting star birth rates, one of the most fundamental processes in the universe
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Cars, planes and portable devices could be much lighter in the near future thanks to a newly developed metal alloy that is laced with a touch of poison.
Friday, 2 August 2013
A revolutionary new device that could extend the energy capacity of renewable technologies and portable electronic devices from smart phones to electric cars has been developed by Australian scientists.
Monday, 29 July 2013
A molecule that is crucial to cleaning up dead cells in mice could shed light on autoimmune diseases such as lupus in humans, researchers say.
Wednesday, 24 July 2013
Galaxies containing supermassive black holes tend to cluster closer to other galaxies.
Monday, 17 June 2013
Scientists have discovered the beginning of an active fault system off the coast of Portugal.
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
The female southern bottletail squid eats some of her mate's ejaculate, possibly to provide the energy she needs for sex, say Australian researchers.
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
An immune system cell that helps limbs regrow in salamanders brings hope that we may eventually be able to mimic the animal's amazing regenerative powers, say Australian researchers.
Monday, 20 May 2013
Big names in medicine are set to give an upbeat assessment of the war on AIDS this week, 30 years after French researchers identified the virus that causes the disease.
Monday, 6 May 2013
Newborn babies that use dummies may have better protection against cot death because it improves their cardiac control, Australian research shows.
Monday, 15 April 2013
Ice cores taken from two regions of the Antarctic give a mixed story on the impact of human-induced climate change on the icy continent.
Monday, 4 March 2013
Two US researchers have effectively created "smoke rings" in water and knotted them together for the first time.
Friday, 1 March 2013
The progesterone-only mini pill may increase a woman's chances of contracting chlamydia, Australian researchers say.
Tuesday, 22 January 2013
The length of a crocodile's chin can be used to predict whether or not it is up to tackling large prey like pigs and buffalos, say researchers.
Monday, 3 December 2012
Meet a scientist Planetary scientist Dr Andrew Prentice can't wait to find out what NASA's New Horizons spacecraft will tell us about Pluto.