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  1. The Simplest Synthetic Life Form Yet?

    Scientists design and build a microbe containing a 鈥渕inimal鈥� number of genes

  2. Elephant Anti-Poaching Patrol

    Hunting elephant poachers in Democratic Republic of Congo

  3. Gain of Function

    Gain of Function: is some science just too dangerous?

  4. Oldest Known Land Fossil

    'Humble little fungus' is oldest known land fossil

  5. Sex of Organs

    What sex are internal organs?

  6. The Medical Scandal Engulfing Top Swedish University

    The 鈥淢acchiarini Affair鈥� which involved ground-breaking surgery with artificial windpipes

  7. Gravitational Waves Detected

    Gravitational waves detected 鈥� scientists prove Einstein right after 100 years

  8. The Essential Guide to Zika

    The latest science about Zika; its impact on mothers and how science can help

  9. Baroness Shields Mounts a Fight Against Online Abuse

    Britain鈥檚 Baroness Shields and the tools to fight terrorism online

  10. Could There Be a Ninth Planet?

    Tantalising evidence of an undiscovered ninth planet on the edge of our solar system

  11. Nepal Earthquake Explained

    Nepal earthquake 鈥� what happened beneath the surface?

  12. Brazilian Babies Born with Microcephaly

    Why as many as 4,000 babies in Brazil have been born with brains that are too small

  13. History of Everyday Technology

    History of technologies that have changed our lives

  14. Animals of The Year

    The most amazing and noteworthy critters of 2015

  15. Life on the ISS

    Astronaut Chris Hadfield describes what life for the ISS crew involves

  16. Bright Spots on Ceres

    Detailed observations from the surface of Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt

  17. The Latest Science from Biosphere 2

    The latest climate change science from Biosphere 2, an earth science lab in Arizona

  18. Paris Climate Talks: Good COP or Bad COP?

    On the eve of the COP21 meeting in Paris, a look at the challenges of climate consensus

  19. Antarctic Ice Sheet Instability

    Are sea-level rises overestimated?

  20. Cryovolcanoes on Pluto

    The New Horizons mission to Pluto show possible volcanic-type structures made from ice

  21. What Does Rest Mean to You?

    A global survey on rest, the Rest Test is launched

  22. How Sound Waves Lift Objects

    Researchers have built the first sonic tractor beam that lifts objects using sound waves

  23. Atlantic Seabed Drilling

    RRS James Cook sails on Monday carrying teams of scientists and 100 tonnes of equipment

  24. Back to the Future

    Film fans across the world are building up to Back to the Future Day

  25. Ancient African Genome

    Researchers extracted DNA from a 4,500-year-old skull discovered in Ethiopia

  26. Flowing Water on Mars

    Science news and highlights of the week

  27. Rigging Car Emission Tests

    VW admits that more than 11m cars could be affected by rigging emission tests in the US

  28. New Pictures of Pluto

    Pluto鈥檚 glaciers, weird ice dunes and chaotic mountains.

  29. New Human-like Species Discovered

    The Rising Star cave system in South Africa has yielded a haul of early human bones.

  30. Global Tree Count Growing

    There is a global increase in trees

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