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Oceanography: Secrets of the deep
Oceanography emerged as a modern science in the postwar years. Rob Sharp hears about those heady days of improvisation
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Cern scientists plan new atom collider
Monday, 26 July 2010
Scientists behind the European atom smasher aimed at uncovering the secrets of the universe want to build an even bigger machine with partners and funds from around the world.
The Stars: August
Monday, 26 July 2010
In 1974, Frank Drake, director of the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, had completed the task of resurfacing the world's biggest radio telescope. This enormous dish, 300 metres across, was now the most powerful on Earth. How to celebrate its switch-on?
How the IVF revolution nearly didn't happen
Sunday, 25 July 2010
Three decades after the first test-tube baby, report shows how pioneering doctors struggled for funding.
Discovered: Stone Age man's morning after the night before
Saturday, 24 July 2010
Archaeologists in Wiltshire have discovered remarkable evidence of a spectacular party – enjoyed by Neolithic tribesmen 4,500 years ago.
Prehistoric relics: Dinosaur fossils become big business
Saturday, 24 July 2010
Sotheby's is to auction some of the world's rarest prehistoric relics.
Evil weed in Baltic Sea puts marine life at risk
Friday, 23 July 2010
Tony Paterson: 377,000 sq km of blue-green algae covers an area the size of Germany
The star that's ten million times brighter than the Sun
Thursday, 22 July 2010
Steve Connor: The heaviest and brightest star known to exist has been discovered by British astronomers who said yesterday that its existence defies current views on the maximum size of stellar objects
Earth-watch centre approved
Thursday, 22 July 2010
An earth-watch centre for monitoring climate change, pollution and natural disasters was been approved by the Science minister David Willetts. The £5m Earth Observation Hub at Harwell in Oxfordshire will serve as a base for controlling satellites as well as conducting research.
Astronomers discover 'monster' stars
Wednesday, 21 July 2010
The stars weigh up to 300 times the mass of the Sun.
Plan for non-embryo stem cell technique suffers setback
Tuesday, 20 July 2010
A revolutionary technique that promised to turn a patient's skin cells into vital replacement tissue for transplant surgery has suffered a setback that could scupper its wider use in medicine
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