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Gene Editing Controversy

A researcher in China claims to have modified the genes of two baby girls

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Climate Change Missing Target

New figures show an increase in global emissions compared with previous years

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Mega Microbes

Scientists reveal an abundance of life hidden in rocks beneath the world鈥檚 oceans

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Is This Fungus the World鈥檚 Biggest Organism?

New analysis shows the 鈥楬umungous Fungus鈥� is older and bigger than previously thought

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A Year of Space Firsts

From robots landing on asteroids to flying closer to the sun than ever before.

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Beyond the Planets

Nasa鈥檚 Fly-by of Ultima Thule, the most distant visited object in our solar system

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Trump鈥檚 Hubble Trouble

The impact of the US government shutdown on science

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Is 2018 the Warmest Year on Record?

Global temperatures are reaching new highs. Studying the oceans may help explain why

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A Path to Malaria Eradication

Zanzibar has reduced malaria infections by over 95 per cent

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Brazil鈥檚 Mining Disaster

What is a mine 鈥榯ailing鈥檚 dam鈥�, and why has its collapse lead to deaths?

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Why Speed Matters in Earthquakes

Last September鈥檚 earthquake in Indonesia was so destructive due to its speed

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Detecting earthquakes with Fibre Optics

How a system designed to carry TV and internet traffic can help detect earthquakes

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Race and racism in science teaching

Can racism in the way science is taught affect research outcomes?

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Rising methane levels impact climate change

Methane levels are on the rise, which could exacerbate the problem of climate change

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How humans are changing chimpanzee behaviour

Interactions with humans lead to chimpanzees displaying less complex behaviours

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Volcanic activity in the Comoros Islands

Undersea tremors in French Indian Ocean territory

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Cyclone Idai

What were the factors which contributed to the intensity of this extreme weather event?

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What are Saturn鈥檚 moons made of?

The tiny moons of Saturn are getting bigger thanks to debris from Saturn鈥檚 rings

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The day the dinosaurs died

Fossil evidence shows the effect of a deadly asteroid impact which changed the world

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Black Holes: The heart of darkness

Scientists have for the first time captured an image of a Black Hole.

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The Zombie Pig Brain

What are the ethical concerns behind the so-called 鈥淶ombie Pig Brain鈥�?

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Turning brain waves into speech

Analysis of neural activity associated with talking allows scientists to reproduce speech.

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What is behind the Indian Ocean Cyclones?

Why have three cyclones developed in the Indian Ocean in quick succession?

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Biodiversity in crisis

Can we halt biodiversity loss and still allow for economic development?

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The World Wood Web

Why a network of fungi living in harmony with trees are key indicators of climate change

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The birth of a new volcano

A new undersea volcano has appeared off the coast of East Africa

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The eclipse that made Einstein famous

A solar eclipse 100 years ago proved Einstein鈥檚 theory was onto something

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US foetal tissue research ban

The Trump administration halts scientific research on tissue derived from human embryos

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South Asia heatwave and climate change

South Asia has experienced record temperatures, is this becoming the new normal?

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Iran鈥檚 nuclear plans

What the threat to increase stockpiles of uranium really means

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