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Australian Fossil could rewrite mammalian Evolution

A tiny fossil jawbone could rewrite the evolutionary story of mammals in Australia

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How to 'starve' Tumours in Mice

Endostatin stops blood vessel growth and starves tumours without causing drug resistance

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Starving Mosquito Larvae to stop Malaria

One of the mosquito's own digestive hormones could be used against it

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Hong Kong Bird Flu Virus claims another Victim

More cases of chicken influenza virus in Hong Kong set off international alarm bells

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Dolly, Polly, Molly and Beyond

First there was Dolly; now there are Polly and Molly, sheep with a human gene. What next?

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Science in Action Review of the Year 1997

Cloning, Mars Pathfinder probe, Comet Hale-Bopp –Ìýand a look back over the year 1997

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Where Our Dreams Happen

What parts of our brains do we use when we are dreaming in our sleep?

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Ethical Debates fired by Human Cloning Project Proposed in USA

If human cloning becomes possible, could it be regulated effectively?

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Dispute over Amino Acids in Martian Meteorite

New report claims amino acids in a Martian meteorite are of earthly origin

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So you want to be a Weapons Inspector

What qualifications do weapons inspectors need?

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Lone Stars shine between Galaxies

Lone intergalactic stars are detected for the first time, by the Hubble space telescope

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Earliest Animal Embryo Fossils found in China

Fossils from China that pre-date the Cambrian explosion are exciting palaeontologists

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Cloning Could save Endangered Species

How cloning techniques using cow eggs could be used to save endangered mammal species

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How Insect Pests can be Good for Plants

A bite from an insect pest can induce resistance and protect plants from further attacks

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Lasting deadly Impact of Iraqi Chemical Weapon Attack 10 Years Ago

Increases in cancers and genetic damage evident 10 years after chemical attack on Halabja

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Water Discovered on the Moon

Lunar Prospector has detected water-ice on the Moon in significant quantities

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Signals from our Armpits

Women's armpits give off pheronomes, odourless messages about their menstrual cycle

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Looking back in Time 820 million Years

A glimmer of light from the dark age of the universe observed from Hawaii

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Italy's Baby Dinosaur is a double First

This dinosaur is a new species and the first dinosaur ever to be found in Italy

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Ancient ceremonial Site in the Egyptian Desert

Prehistoric ceremonial stones discovered in the Nabta Playa desert are 7,300 years old

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First List of Threatened Plant Species

Plants at risk list declares one in eight of the world's plants to be under threat

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Malaria is spreading to previously Safe Zones

Climate change might be helping malaria mosquitoes to spread and live at higher altitudes

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Dolly has a Little Lamb – called Bonny

Dolly, the first cloned sheep, gives birth to a lamb conceived naturally

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Anti-Cancer Enzymes identified

Human enzymes can detox some carcinogens and new drugs could boost their protective action

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Biggest Gamma-Ray Explosion ever seen in Space

Was the brightest explosion ever seen the birth of a black hole?

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Breast Cancer Drug can save more Lives

Studies show Tamoxifen can benifit breast cancer patients of all ages

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Mountaineers and the Ace Oxygen Gene

Does one version of a gene give some mountaineers an advantage at the highest altitudes?

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Is this First Image of a Planet outside our Solar System?

Does Hubble's picture really show a runaway planet outside our solar system?

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Natural History Rocks in the New Earth Galleries

New geology galleries tell Earth's fossil history at Natural History Museum, London

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Of Mice and Men – Cloning Mice and Human Organs

Worldwide advances in cloning will speed up research and development of human treatments

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