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• Female orgasm remains a mystery »
An evolutionary mystery - Newly discovered planets include super-Earth, satellite set to make big splash (or thud), and female orgasm remains an evolutionary mystery. Female orgasm remains an evolutionary myste ...
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• Smallest motor is made from a single molecule »
Applications in both nanotechnology and medicine - Floating rocks were the first cradles of life, smallest motor is single molecule, and scientists use laser beams to control rainfall. Smallest motor is single ...
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• How to spot new supernova »
A stupendous event - How to spot new supernova in nearby galaxy, unprecedented Hubble movies will left you speechless, and resistance to antibiotics is 30000 years older than the drugs themselves. How to spot n ...
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• Which is worse in pregnancy? »
Snuff or cigarettes? - How to send astronauts to asteroids, Hubble movies provide unprecedented view of supersonic jets from young stars, and which is worse in pregnancy, snuff or cigarettes? Which is worse in ...
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• Mystery drop in mosquitoes »
Malaria-carrying mosquitoes disappearing, scientists unsure as to why - Improved devices heat up search for alien life, mystery drop in mosquito numbers, and will the Space Station be abandoned? Mystery drop in ...
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• Neanderthal sex? »
Apparently it gave Europeans and Asians a stronger immune systems - Half of adults in the US could be obese by 2030, earth meteorites born from single asteroid, and Neanderthal sex gave Europeans and Asians str ...
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• New photos from Mars »
NASA rover snaps new photos of huge crater - Planet orbiting distant pulsar may be a giant diamond, CERN investigates connections between cosmic rays and clouds, and postcards from Mars: NASA rover snaps new ph ...
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A nearby star is drubbing its close-orbiting planet with a barrage of X-rays 100000 times more powerful than what the Earth receives from the sun, a new study has found. That intense, high-energy radiation is blasting about 5 million tons of matter from the gigantic planet into space every second, researchers said.
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A colossal storm grander than anything yet seen in our solar system may have been discovered on a cool brown dwarf, according to a new study. Sitting about 47 light-years away, the brown dwarf is considered to be a failed star.
A bizarre "artificial volcano" experiment taking place at a disused Norfolk airfield next month could help save the planet from global warming. Scientists will attempt to pump water up a hose suspended one kilometre off the ground.
