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Isolated prehistoric superbug found in a cave
Dec 13, 2016Scientists have discovered a superbug that has remained isolated underground for millions of years.
Face of Robert the Bruce has been revealed
Dec 10, 2016Scientists have put together a reconstruction of what the famous Scottish king would have looked like.
Legendary astronaut John Glenn dies aged 95
Dec 9, 2016Glenn became a national hero back in 1962 when he became the first American ever to orbit the Earth.
Actual dinosaur tail found preserved in amber
Dec 8, 2016The unprecedented 99 million-year-old specimen contains preserved bones, soft tissues and feathers.
Mars One delays first manned mission to Mars
Dec 8, 2016The Netherlands-based firm has pushed back its ambitious plans by several years due to funding issues.
Bleak figures show giraffes face extinction
Dec 8, 2016The world's tallest animal has suffered a worrying decline in numbers over the last three decades.
Earth to see 25-hour days as rotation slows
Dec 7, 2016Scientists have been attempting to work out how long it will take for us to gain an extra hour per day.
Germany's nuclear fusion reactor really works
Dec 6, 2016Scientists have confirmed that the experimental machine is operating with 'unprecedented accuracy'.
Mysterious 'sea blob' sighted after 100 years
Dec 6, 2016A strange-looking invertebrate has been spotted by a deep-sea ROV over a century after its discovery.
Giant air-breathing fish found in the Amazon
Dec 3, 2016A new species of the mysterious arapaima has been discovered in the remote backwaters of the Amazon.
Full-scale 'Titanic' being built in China
Dec 3, 2016The life-size replica of the ill-fated vessel will even feature a simulation of the iceberg collision.
New mission aims to revisit Apollo 17 site
Nov 30, 2016The privately-funded endeavour aims to revisit the lunar rover left behind by the Apollo 17 astronauts.
Astronaut tasked with repairing ISS toilets
Nov 28, 2016One of Thomas Pesquet's first tasks aboard the space station wasn't quite what he was hoping for.
Parallel universes are real, claim scientists
Nov 28, 2016The 'many interacting worlds' theory ties quantum physics to the idea of countless parallel universes.
7,000-year-old lost city unearthed in Egypt
Nov 26, 2016Archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient city and graveyard at Abydos in southern Egypt.
13% chance of doomsday, claims maths expert
Nov 25, 2016Dr Fergus Simpson maintains that humanity has a 13% chance of going extinct before the century is out.
Did rover find evidence of past life on Mars?
Nov 24, 2016Geologists have managed to link silica deposits on Mars with biological processes occurring on the Earth.
Dodo skeleton sells at auction for $430,000
Nov 24, 2016The specimen is the first near-complete dodo skeleton to go up for sale at auction in almost a century.
Scientists discover huge ice deposit on Mars
Nov 23, 2016NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has identified an ice deposit with more water than Lake Superior.
EmDrive space engine test passes peer review
Nov 22, 2016NASA's 'impossible' propulsion system continues to intrigue as it receives its first peer-reviewed paper.
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