Science
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Doctors should decontaminate tools more thoroughly as a precaution, say researchers -
Researchers think differences in hair follicle shape may increase risk of condition
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Global team of scientists find ecosystem below earth that is twice the size of world’s oceans
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Silver-eyed Minerva found by a farmer 10 years ago dates back to first or second century -
Spacecraft becomes second human-made object to reach space between stars
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Key sticking point at UN negotiations is how countries should account for their greenhouse gas emissions -
Spacecraft launched on Thursday in test mission became first commercial US flight beyond the atmosphere since 2011 -
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Global team of scientists find ecosystem below earth that is twice the size of world’s oceans
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I will not face the dying of my light with rage, but with grace, says community worker Stewart Dakers
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When I gave evidence showing that an environmental toxin had caused deaths, the authorities hired a rogue scientist -
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Shine your inner light bulb on these geometrical gems
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Last week Dr He Jiankui announced he had created the world’s first gene-edited babies. Hannah Devlin delves into why He’s research has caused uproar among scientists -
Tim Peake beat more than 8,000 applicants to the job. Here, he shares some images of the training he underwent, as seen in his new hardback, The Astronaut Selection Test Book -
Flight controllers at Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California react to the successful landing of InSight, a spacecraft designed to explore Mars's interior
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A plane with no moving parts in its propulsion system has successfully flown for a distance of 60 metres, proving that heavier-than-air flight is possible without jets or propellers
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Two decades ago, the Zarya module lifted off from Kazakhstan, ushering in a new era of high-tech cooperation in space -
Using high-resolution aerial photography from satellites and planes to mirror the phenomenon from which the project derives its name – the overview effect: the sensation experienced by astronauts when viewing Earth from space
Children Still have your childhood teddy? The psychological power of the toys we keep