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New species of dinosaur from Alberta — [7 May] — Acrotholus audeti, a new species of pachycephalosaurid dinosaur, was identified from recently discovered and historically…
New device can extract human DNA very fast — [6 May] — Engineers have created a device that can extract human DNA in a simpler and more efficient way than conventional methods.…
New species of small theropod discovered in China — [5 May] — A new species of small fossil theropod have been discovered in northwestern China by a team of international researchers.…
A mid-level solar flare seen by NASA — [4 May] — A mid-level solar flare, peaking on 3 May, was seen by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. This flare was classified as an…
More recent stories…Nature News: Wasps clock faces like humans — Face recognition in golden paper wasps may be an adaptation to their social environment.… — [2 Dec 2011 11:08 GMT]
Nature News: Entangled diamonds vibrate together — Objects big enough for the eye to see have been placed in a weirdly connected quantum… — [2 Dec 2011 11:08 GMT]
BBC: How animals predict earthquakes — Animals may sense chemical changes in groundwater that occur when an earthquake is… — [2 Dec 2011 11:07 GMT]
BBC: New Icelandic volcano eruption could have global impact — Hundreds of metres under one of Iceland's largest glaciers there are signs of an… — [2 Dec 2011 11:07 GMT]
Guardian: The schoolboy blogger who took on a US clinic — Rhys Morgan, a 17-year-old Welsh schoolboy, faced down a Texan medical clinic and… — [29 Nov 2011 21:23 GMT]
Telegraph: Restaurants plan DNA-certified premium seafood — Restaurants around the world will soon use new DNA technology to assure patrons they… — [29 Nov 2011 21:23 GMT]
New Scientist: Dark matter particles may be heavyweights after all — Dark matter is slowly running out of places to hide. Two new looks at the gamma-ray… — [29 Nov 2011 21:22 GMT]
New Scientist: Da Vinci code for trees provides wind protection — Trees may get their beautiful shapes from battling the elements. A mathematical model… — [29 Nov 2011 21:22 GMT]
New Scientist: Spider webs protected by chemical ants hate — Spider tartare would make a juicy feast for an army of ants, if only they could make… — [28 Nov 2011 19:11 GMT]
BBC: Alzheimer's: Deep brain stimulation 'reverses' disease — Scientists in Canada have raised a tantalising prospect - reversing Alzheimer's disease.… — [28 Nov 2011 19:10 GMT]
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— Following the motion of an exoplanet — For the first time, astronomers have been able to directly follow the motion… [10 Jun 18:28]— Streaming sand grains help define essence of a liquid — Water forms droplets because attractive interactions between molecules produce… [24 Jun 17:00]
— Gobi Desert yield new species of nut-cracking dinosaur — Plants or meat: That's about all that fossils ever tell palaeontologists about… [18 Jun 13:46]
— September launch for ESA's water mission — Following confirmation from Eurockot Launch Services that they will launch ESA's… [27 Apr 16:28]
HEADLINES —
— New species of dinosaur from Alberta — 7 May 18:48— New device can extract human DNA very fast — 6 May 18:56
— New species of small theropod discovered in China — 5 May 19:17
— A mid-level solar flare seen by NASA — 4 May 18:26
— A smarter way to make ultraviolet light beams — 2 Dec 10:56
— Lava fingerprinting reveals differences between Hawaii's twin volcanoes — 2 Dec 10:53