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A promising new advance could make the world's best anti-malarial drug more widely available
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Two of California's most active fault lines appear to be a 118-mile-long fault instead
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From crows in the local park, to fish in the Pacific and lions in Africa, this year's images show the variety and beauty of life on earth
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The private member's bill will not go ahead
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Punk meets pencil in an art show that examines the portrayal of masculinity throughout the centuries
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A surprising new use for nanotechnology essentially reverses combustion
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Quench your thirst with what could be the world's most welcome glass of wine
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Scientists have made the most detailed map of our home galaxy’s hydrogen currently possible
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DNA analysis shows ancient hominds transmitted genes that may have helped us adapt quicker to Europe and Asia. They also gave us HPV.
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Paleontologists found four small fragments of dino fossils, proving the acidic soil 70 million years ago could have preserved bones
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The European Space Agency lost contact with the Schiaparelli probe after it jettisoned its heat shield and deployed its parachute
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Red blooms help the world commemorate a bloody war
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The hybrid bovine has been a missing link in the ancestral tree of modern European bison
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Jokesters from Pixar and <i>the Onion</i> are on the case to make artificial intelligence seem more human
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Over 10,000 of the world's largest water frogs were found dead along the Coata River, a tributary of the heavily polluted lake
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The famous bungalow is on track to be repaired by 2018 when SpaceX is hoped to launch humans into space once again
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For decades, the Al Smith Dinner has helped Catholic voters dine and decide
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Nikon's Small World Photography Competition celebrates the gorgeous details of nature
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A murder mystery complete with royal intrigue
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Tiny glass beads found in New Jersey and Bermuda suggest this dramatic warming period began with an impact
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