Science
Cosmic cannibalising
Scientists build up a dramatic time-lapse picture of one galaxy swallowing up another in a cannabilistic act that takes place over a period of 3 billion years.
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Man-made eruptions: 'Plan B' in battle for the planet
Wednesday, 2 September 2009
Royal Society says geo-engineering projects may help limit global warming, Steve Connor reports.
Fragment from world's oldest Bible found in Egypt
Wednesday, 2 September 2009
Academic stumbles upon previously unseen section of Codex Sinaiticus dating back to 4th century.
Shuttle crew become astro furniture movers
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Astronauts hitched a giant chest of drawers to the international space station that contained a brand new freezer, sleeping compartment and treadmill bearing a TV comedian's name.
US scientists set to reveal the true colour of dinosaurs
Sunday, 30 August 2009
A new technique that identifies the hue of ancient birds may help a Yale team with bigger beasts
Space shuttle blasts off, finally flying on third try
Saturday, 29 August 2009
Space shuttle Discovery and seven astronauts blazed into orbit this morning on a spectacular flight to the international space station, hauling up a treadmill named after a TV funnyman and thousands of pounds of more solemn supplies.
Revealed: picture of a Victorian medical miracle
Saturday, 29 August 2009
Collectors thought their image was of a one-eyed whaler. In fact it was of a man who changed science
Annual cost of climate change 'will be £190bn'
Friday, 28 August 2009
UN has underestimated financial burden of global warming, study finds
Laughing gas is biggest threat to ozone layer
Friday, 28 August 2009
It is no joke: laughing gas is now the biggest threat to the Earth's ozone layer, say scientists.
Gene therapy for the unborn
Thursday, 27 August 2009
Scientists on verge of wiping out inherited diseases with new technique for swapping genes between unfertilised human eggs.
Planet found that defies the laws of physics
Thursday, 27 August 2009
It's the planet that really shouldn't exist – or at least not for long. It is 10 times the size of Jupiter, orbits its own star in under 24 hours and should soon be spiralling into the surface of its searingly-hot sun.
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