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ESA's Planck satellite throws new insights into nature of elusive dark matter and neutrinos

By studying the cosmic background radiation left from the time of the Big Bang, the Planck data throws new light on primordial neutrinos and dark matter.

Space travel safer than believed but radiation hazards remain, concludes humanoid study

Not too bad, but neither very safe, is what an experiment aboard the ISS using humanoid fitted with detectors reveals.

Millions of litres of oil spilled in nature reserve in one of Israel's 'gravest pollution events'

Officials say Evrona Nature Reserve oil spill is one of the worst environmental disasters in Israel's history.

Nasa Orion test flight launch 'scrubbed' over problems with fill-and-drain valves

Orion test flight misses launch window following valve issue.

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World's most complete stegosaur skeleton unveiled at London's Natural History Museum

World's most complete stegosaurus skeleton unveiled at London's Natural History Museum

World's most complete stegosaur skeleton finds new home at the Natural History Museum in London.

Sophie the stegosaurus: 150-million-year-old complete dinosaur skeleton unveiled at Natural History Museum

World's first complete stegosaurus skeleton Sophie will go on display at London museum's Earth Hall.

Nasa Orion spacecraft test flight: Where to watch launch live online

Watch livestream of Nasa's Orion flight test launch at Cape Canaveral.

Global warming: It takes 10 years for CO2 to heat atmosphere, but three oceans pause the effect

A study shows that carbon dioxide acts fast in heating the atmosphere, while another attributes the pause in global warming to three oceans.

Nasa Discovers Solid Buckyballs In Space

Carbon capture made more efficient and environment-friendly by using 'buckyballs'

A carbon molecule when used with industrial scrubbers shown to be more effective in removing carbon dioxide.

Asteroid Day: Brian May says we are 'living on borrowed time' for big impact

Scientists to hold Asteroid Day to raise awareness of risks of impact.

'Noisy' coral reefs go silent as they die impacted by human activity

Research by universities of Essex and Exeter shows dire state of coral reefs.

UN Lima climate talks: Developed world refuses more funds while developing nations focus on adaptation

Clash of interests between rich and poor nations creates impasse on second day of talks.

Scientists create invisible 3D holograms using ultrasound

Computer scientists at the University of Bristol have developed invisible 3D object holograms in mid-air that can be felt and seen using ultrasound

Ed Davey: We must act urgently to prevent dangerous climate change

Climate change secretary responds to record temperatures across UK.

New Horizons Pluto wake up: 'We expect to discover a whole new planet'

New Horizons scientist says Pluto mission is like nothing we have ever done before.

Osborne in House of Commons delivering his Autumn Statement

Autumn Statement 2014: Green campaigners attack Osborne's flight tax and roads plans

Greenpeace scientist condemns '1980s-style road building programme'

Autumn Statement 2014: Cameron's new roads won't make Britain less congested - they'll just make it uglier

The idea that you can curb congestion by building more roads is an error which could prove very costly.

MIT professor creates 3D printed 'wearable skin' for space exploration

Wanderers: An Astrobiological Exploration unveils concept space clothes of the future.

Researchers have focused ultrasound waves to create invisible objects that can be felt and seen

Invisible 3D holograms that can be seen and felt using ultrasound created by scientists

Surgeons could use the invisible 3D object technology to one day 'feel a disease' in a CT scan.

How to tell if a goat is feeling happy? Watch its ears

By identifying emotional arousal and linking them to positive or negative states, researchers hope to improve animal welfare.

Nasa's spaceship Orion all set to take first step on road to Mars and beyond

Thursday's [4 December] unmanned test flight of Orion will check the craft's readiness for future manned missions.

Thousands of impacts by space rock 'drove away early earth atmosphere'

Instead of a single massive impact by a large body, a series of smaller impacts could explain how the earth lost its atmosphere.

The evidence isn't conclusive, but overall, the Mediterranean diet appears to be good for people's heart health.

Eat Mediterranean diet to live longer, say scientists

This is the second time in a month that researchers have hailed the health benefits of sticking to the Mediterranean diet.

Climate change: 2014 set to be UK's hottest year since 18th century

Meteorologists say there's 75% chance that 2014 will be warmest year since 18th century.

Massive Antarctica glacier melting three times faster than before in last decade says study

Rapid ice melt sees Mt Everest worth of water lost from West Antarctica glaciers every two years, adding to sea level rise.

Scientists have created rewritable paper made from redox dyes and a plastic or glass film

Chemists develop rewritable paper that can be erased and written on repeatedly

UC Riverside scientists have created a new type of paper from redox dyes that can be reused repeatedly.

Europe weather: Ice storm downs power lines and freezes trees in Austria, Germany and Czech Republic

A rare ice storm cripples parts of Europe, bringing down power lines and causing travel chaos.

King Richard III bones: Experts 99.999% sure lost monarch identified with blond hair and blue eyes

Scientists close 529 year cold case of long-lost King Richard III

Chile: Mega volcano field 'could trigger eruption 100 times larger than Mt St Helens'

Magma body six miles long rumbling beneath Laguna del Maule.

Would you throw a bomb into a volcano to see what happens? [Poll]

French satire story about throwing bomb into volcano goes viral - but would you try it?

Tiger deaths from poaching and unnatural causes show India failing in protection

Tiger deaths totalling 17% of the total tiger population in India is alarming for various reasons ranging from cause of death to place of death.

Shark has nervous breakdown in Russian zoo from visitors banging on glass

Shark at Kaliningrad Zoo suffers nervous breakdown after struggling with excessive attention.

SpaceX posts job-listing for farmer to help 'advance the course of human history'

SpaceX job listing requires 'minimum of 10 years of crop row farming experience' in Texas.

Scorching super-Earth 55 Cancri e spotted with ground-based telescope for first time

Astronomers detect planet twice as big as Earth orbiting 55 Cancri.

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