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| | | Leading Edge brings you the latest news from the world of science. Geoff Watts celebrates discoveries as soon as they're being talked about - on the internet, in coffee rooms and bars; often before they're published in journals. And he gets to grips with not just the science, but with the controversies and conversation that surround it.
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All kinds of animals dote on their young.ÌýBut nurturing offspring hasn't traditionally been regarded as important in the process of natural selection.
Indeed conventional theory suggests that the main evolutionary goal of any species is reproduction.Ìý
A new theory from Ronald Lee, University of California, looks at how nurturing behaviour has evolved and its importance in species survival.ÌýÌýÌý
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Voices above the din
Great tits in noisy cities sing higher notes that their counterparts in the country.Ìý Could this account for the success of this species whilst other urban birds are on the decline?
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A new lunar journey
We report on the scientific goals and final preparations of SMART 1, a new probe that marks "Europe's" first visit to the moon.
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Global warming
Nitrous oxide is the least publicised yet most potent greenhouse gas.Ìý Edinburgh scientists are trying to assess its differing effects on climate change across the globe
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Leading Edge returns in a new series on Thursday September 4thÌýÌý | | |
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