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Uninhabited South Pacific island littered with 37m pieces of plastic, say scientists
Stellar scientist whose work illuminated unseen realms
Alarming surge in deaths for white Americans aged 45-54 blamed on drug abuse and suicide
New evidence pushes the date back to at least 4.1 billion years ago
Scientists are learning more about how the insects target humans
Oxford research says virus is evolving in response to drugs and is less likely to cause Aids
Humans can no longer claim our position is earned through a cultural sensibility, says Anjana Ahuja
Researchers at Tufts University have simulated ‘grey matter’ to examine the effects of traumatic brain injury
US study raises doubts about the murine model in inflammatory conditions such as sepsis, acute infection and severe burns
A controversial US study has concluded that hurricanes that sounded more feminine caused more fatalities
Creative problem solving demands critical thinking and science literacy
Early Neolithic inhabitants burnt splendid buildings in a ceremonial conflagration and encapsulated the remains in a pair of long barrows
Researchers have discovered a surprisingly high density and variety of micro-organisms in the upper atmosphere
How stressful do leaders find their jobs?
The excavation of a ninth-century house in Xultún yields the ancients’ oldest astronomical calculations
Ultra-thin silicon wires made by scientists in Australia are as good as conventional copper at conducting electricity
A Harvard study shows that cooking substantially increases the energy a mammal extracts from vegetables and meat
Biochemical analysis of prehistoric cooking vessels casts doubt on the popular idea that ancient northern Europe made an abrupt transition to farming
The bacterial strain responsible for Europe’s most deadly pandemic is apparently extinct but its less lethal variants still cause around 2,000 deaths a year worldwide
Powerful new evidence emerges from a Nasa team’s analysis of 12 meteorites, including nine found in Antarctica
The world is simply too complicated for anyone to analyse with much success
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