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Scientists analyse whether gravitational wave detectors picked up signs of collision
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Church of Scientology vessel held in port after contagious disease detected onboard -
If confirmed, faint signals would be first detection of seismic activity on Mars -
Hormonal contraceptives potentially reduce risk of tear to anterior cruciate ligament -
Paper says risk between male partners is zero if virus fully suppressed by antiretrovirals
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End of transmission may be in sight after nearly three decades of medical advances -
The internet has been captivated by Sugriva and her use of Instagram, but some animal experts haven’t been so impressed -
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Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson concludes a three-part journey into the sonic environment of the ocean examining the possible threats caused to marine life by noise pollution. In this final episode he looks at solutions and discovers an unlikely role for sound artists such as himself -
Wildlife recordist Chris Watson is joined by award-winning sound artist Jana Winderen on a voyage around Norway’s Austevoll islands, aboard a research vessel recording the grunting of spawning cod -
Wildlife recordist Chris Watson begins a three-part journey into the sonic environment of the ocean, celebrating the sounds and songs of marine life and investigating the threat of noise pollution -
Using a global network of telescopes, scientists have managed to capture an image of a black hole for the first time. Hannah Devlin investigates why it’s more than just a pretty picture
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Using a global network of telescopes, scientists have managed to capture an image of a black hole for the first time. Hannah Devlin investigates why it’s more than just a pretty picture
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The South African athlete’s case is as much about ethics as about sport or science, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
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Editorial: Government advisers have explained how to erase the nation’s carbon footprint. Science dictates that we do it as fast as we can -
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Reinventing the tangram -
The solutions to today’s puzzles -
Logic problems to keep you up all night -
The solutions to today’s puzzles
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Wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson concludes a three-part journey into the sonic environment of the ocean examining the possible threats caused to marine life by noise pollution. In this final episode he looks at solutions and discovers an unlikely role for sound artists such as himself
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Photographs from history that capture humanity’s exploration of the heavens -
Scientists working on the Event Horizon Telescope project have produced an image of the "unseeable", capturing the world's first picture of a black hole. It took nearly two years for 200 researchers and a network of eight radio telescopes spanning the globe to make the breakthrough, which was previously thought impossible
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Prof Jennifer Doudna, one the pioneers of Crispr-Cas9 gene editing, explains how this revolutionary discovery enables precise changes to our DNA
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Wednesday night’s rare occurrence of a super worm moon coincided with the equinox. The name is a nod to the emergence of worms from the soil around the time of the March full moon -
A rare super worm moon will loom large as it coincides with the spring equinox.
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