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The circular shape of newly discovered Puentemys mushaisaensis would have made it a hard snack for predators - and helped it stay warm
Autumn babies more likely to hit 100
Seasonal peaks of infectious diseases could explain why autumn babies have more chance of hitting treble figures
Discovery of fifth moon reignites Pluto planet debate
The icy rock now boasts more moons than the inner planets combined but is this enough for it to regain its planetary status?
Boson-spotter's guide helps you decode the Higgs
The new Higgs-like particle remains mysterious: our flowchart shows how scientists will determine if it's the boson we were expecting or some other beast
Exome sequencing gets to the root of rare diseases
Sequencing the protein-coding portion of the genome has helped diagnose the cause of rare disorders and could even predict disease
Endangered species rewarded with meagre territory
An environmental pressure group accuses the US government's Fish and Wildlife Service of ignoring recommendations on the size of proposed reserves
UK cigarette ads claim no evidence for plain packaging
A series of UK cigarette ads claim there is no evidence that plain packaging will decrease the number of smokers. Science suggests otherwise...
Hominins did not need boats to settle islands
Relatively distant islands may have been settled by accidental castaways rather than by skilled mariners
Stephen Hawking trials device that reads his mind
A device that recognises brain activity associated with imagined movements could ultimately let Hawking communicate by thought alone
What if we could split the Higgs boson?
If the Higgs is actually a composite particle, it could lend weight to theories that explain dark matter and other mysteries
The evolutionary mysteries of religion and orgasms
Why did we evolve to have religion and female orgasms? Evolutionary psychologist David Barash tackles these and other puzzles in Homo Mysterious
Earth's past warmth is no get-out clause
Climate change deniers will seize on the discovery of a warm period 2000 years ago, yet the finding strengthens the case for human-made global warming
Power is the ultimate high
Power really does corrupt - research shows that being boss changes our brains, says Ian Robertson
Ethereal aerographite is lightest stuff ever made
It looks like a wisp of smoke or even the work of a very confused spider, but this is actually a close up of a record-smashing material
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Smart nanoparticles filmed destroying a blood clot
Watch an obstruction in a mouse artery disappear in minutes thanks to a novel biology-inspired therapy
Americas saw three waves of ancient settlers
New DNA analysis backs up linguistic evidence that humans reached North America in three initial waves, not one
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