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Japanese underground telescope to join hunt for gravitational waves
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The Black Death: 350th anniversary of bubonic plague that terrified City of London
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Spiders that mutilate female genitalia after mating found
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New Zealand: 29 whales die after becoming stranded on remote island
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Lower Austria sets example by going 100% green ahead of Paris climate change meet
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China: Rare yew tree containing compound used against cancer found in Hunan
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Ancient magical Australian plant could help grow food in space
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ExxonMobil under probe by New York Attorney General for misleading comments on climate change
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Sex study: Women are bisexual or gay but never straight says University of Essex research
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Alien megastructure: Brian Cox says Dyson Sphere around distant star 'wouldn't be horrendously surprising'
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Speaking giant panda: Secret language decoded as scientists set sights on hi-tech translator
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India: Severe warning issued for pollution levels in Delhi as temperatures start dropping
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