Bird flu may be worryingly widespread
ByDeboraMacKenzieTwoVietnamesechildrenwhodiedin2004ofdiarrhoeaandapparentencephalitisactuallyhadH5N1birdflu
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Children should be targeted with flu vaccinations
ByDeboraMacKenzieOurstrategyforfluvaccinationisallwrong
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Martian water clues go wider and deeper
ByDavidLChandlerThemysteryofwhereallthewater-alteredmineralsarehidingonMarsmayhavebeensolvedbytheMarsExpressorbiter.Theriddlearisesduetoabundantevidencewhichpointstotheactivityofrunningandstandingwate
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Images show Enceladus is a 'geologist's paradise'
ByStephenBattersby(Image:NASA/JPL)(Image:NASA/JPL)Saturn’ssmallsnow-whitemoon
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Privatising nuclear clean-up risks public safety
ByRobEdwardsThewarningcomesindocumentscompiledbytheUKgovernment’snuclearsafetyadvisersreleasedtoNewScientistunderthenewFreedomofInformationAct.Theyreveal“seriousconcerns”abouttheplans
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Computer vulnerabilities given unified rating system
ByCelesteBieverAconsortiumofsoftwareandsecuritycompanieshascomeupwiththefirstunifiedlanguageforratingthevulnerabilitiesthatplaguecomputeroperatingsystems
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NASA appoints new acting administrator
ByKellyYoungAformerastronautissettobecomeNASA’sactingadministrator
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Shuttle return flight pushed back
ByKellyYoungNASAhaspushedbacktheplannedlaunchdateofthefirstspaceshuttlesincetheColumbiadisasterbythreedays
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Huygens detects geological activity on Titan
ByWillKnightTheHuygensprobethatroaredthroughTitan’satmospherehasprovidedthestrongestevidenceyettosuggestSaturn’sgiantmoonisgeologicallyactivebeneathitsicysurface.Theratioofcarbonisotopes12Cand13CinTit
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Human 'dental chaos' linked to evolution of cooking
ByJohnPickrellinWashingtonDCCrookedanddisorderedteethmaybetheresultofpeoplehavingevolvedtoeatrelativelymushycookedfood
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Cassini takes snaps of Titan's massive crater
ByKellyYoung(Image:NASA/JPL)NASA’sCassinispacecraftspottedatitanicdepressiononTitanduringaclosepassofthemoonon15February.Thecrater
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High-energy particles reveal volcanic interiors
ByWillKnightFlowingmagmacouldonedaybetracedbeneaththesurfaceofactivevolcanoesusinginstrumentsthatdetectthehigh-energyspaceparticlesthatstreamthroughtherock.Scientistshaveshownthatmuons–high-energypart
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Earth creates powerful gamma-ray flashes
ByMaggieMcKeeGammaraysthatflashbrieflyinEarth’satmosphereduringlightningstormsaremuchmorefrequentandpowerfulthanpreviouslythought
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Meshed theories could explain planet formation
ByKellyYoungAstronomersmesheda50-year-oldideawithaplanetformationmodelfromthe1990stocreateanewmodelofhowplanetsarecreatedinthegaseousdiscssurroundingyoungstars.“Mayberealityisjustalittlecomplicatedand
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Cause of spacewalker's near-miss revealed
ByKellyYoungMiscommunicationwastoblameforapotentiallydangerousincidentontheInternationalSpaceStationinwhichcommanderLeroyChiaoaccidentallywanderedintoahazardousareaduringaJanuaryspacewalk
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Weird, hairy microbes discovered on volcano soon after eruption
RobertoDanovaroBySamWongGonetoday
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Climate change alters seals' sexual selection
ByCatherineBrahic(Image:BiologyLetters/SeanTwiss)Someanimalsstandtogainfromwarmingclimates
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Three-atom molecule cooled to near absolute zero for first time
MIT-HarvardCenterforUltracoldAtomsByMattReynoldsCallitthebigchill.Lasercoolinghastackleditsbiggestmoleculeyet
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Google’s new project will gather health data from 10,000 people
VerilyProjectBaselineByJessicaHamzelouGoogleprobablyalreadyknowsplentyaboutyou–andthecompanylookssettolearnawholelotmore.Lastweek
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Flocking together creates birds of a feather
ByRoxanneKhamsi(Image:PeterLaTourette)Anovelanalysisofsongbirdfeathersoffersevidencethatthefoodbirdseatwhiletheymoultcaninfluencetheirfeathercolour.Thecolourvariationthatresultsfromdietarydifferenc
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AI learns to play video game from instructions in plain English
AtariByEddGentAnAIhaslearnedtotackleoneofthetoughestAtarivideogamesbytakinginstructionsinplainEnglish.Thesystem
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Why expert evidence can help deliver a good deal for voters
AnthonyBradshaw/GettyIntheUK’ssnapelectioncampaign
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Great in the air, not so good underwater
ByRichardFisher(Image:KatsufumiSato)Marineanimalsmaytradeofftheirswimmingefficiencyagainstflyingability
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Mystery human species Homo naledi had tiny but advanced brain
Reuters/SiphiweSibekoByColinBarrasIt’snotthesizeofyourbrain
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Timetable for Moon colony announced
ByJeffHecht(Image:NASA)NASAplanstopermanentlyoccupyanoutpostatoneoftheMoon’spoles
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UK unveils plans for new nuclear submarine fleet
ByWillKnightUKgovernmentplanstoinvestinanewgenerationofnuclearsubmarineshavedrawncriticismfromanti-nuclearMPsandcampaigners
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On the ground in Washington at the March for Science
LisaGrossman/NewScientistByChelseaWhyteandLisaGrossmaninWashington
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Eels and groupers hunt better together
ByDeboraMacKenzieFishoftwodifferentspecieshavebeenfilmedhelpingeachothertohunt.Itisthefirstknowninstanceoftwounrelatedspecieshuntingcooperatively
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First negatively charged molecule found in space
ByKellyYoung(Image:NRAO/AUI)Astronomershavedetectednegativelychargedmoleculesinspaceforthefirsttime
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Zika outbreak may have led to fewer births in Rio de Janeiro
RicardoFunari/BrazilPhotos/LightRocketviaGettyByChrisBaraniukTheSouthAmericanZikaoutbreakmayhavepromptedadropinthenumberoflivebirthsinRiodeJaneiroinlate2016.ButsomeresearchersbelieveBrazilianwomenavoi
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Space station's altitude boosted on second try
ByKellyYoung(Image:NASA/KSC)ThealtitudeoftheInternationalSpaceStationhasbeenboostedsuccessfullyafterasimilarattemptwasabortedlastweek.At1636EST(2136GMT)onMonday
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Talk of a 'localised nuclear conflict' is ignorant and dangerous
DamirSagolj/ReutersTWOandahalfminutestomidnight.ThatwasthetimetheBulletinoftheAtomicScientistssettheirDoomsdayClocktojustafewmonthsago–laterthanithaseverbeenexceptbetween1953and1960
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Great Barrier Reef sharks on the edge
ByRachelNowak(Image:DougPerrine)SharkslivingaroundthecoralreefsofAustralia’sGreatBarrierReef(GBR)faceimminent“ecological”extinctionunlessurgentactionistakentoprotectthemfromfishermenandpoachers
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Plastic-munching caterpillars may show us how to dissolve waste
CésarHernández/CSICByLefApostolakisCaterpillarscouldholdthekeytoourgrowingproblemofplasticwaste.Whiledoingsomeroutinebeehivemaintenance
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Did starving Neanderthals eat each other?
ByRowanHooper(Image:AntonioRosas)Neanderthalslivedadesperatelytoughlife
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Probe's powerful camera spots Vikings on Mars
ByDavidChandler(Image:NASA)(Image:NASA)Itisafeatmillionsoftimesmoreimpressivethanfindinganeedleinahaystack.ThenewMarsReconnaissanceOrbiterhasspottedaboutadozenspacecraftontheMartiansurfaceand
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UK does more to protect marine areas overseas than at home
SpencerJones/AlamyStockPhotoByNewScientiststaffandPressAssociationTheUKgovernmentmustdomoretomanageprotectedareasinitsseastoensuretheyarenotjust“paperparks”
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Secrets of Earth's birth carried in lava jets from planet's core
RickSwart/GettyByAndyCoghlanItwasthereatthebirthofourplanet4.5billionyearsago.Nowweknowhowmagmafromthatformativeperiodhassurvivedtothepresentday
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