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Ultra-short x-ray pulses could shed new light on the fastest events in physics

Half the world’s natural history specimens may have the wrong name

Research
Science

Isle of Skye fossil makes three species one

Research
Science

Brain structure may be root of apathy

Wild birds choose love over food

Volunteers sought for study into vaccine for serious childhood infection

Health
Research

Using human genetics to reveal fundamental processes involved in type 2 diabetes

Genetics
Health

Academics to investigate unopened letters from 17th-century Europe

Arts

Competition between ‘good bacteria’ important for healthy gut, say researchers

Health
Research
Science

Studies identify when risks of droughts are due to climate change or local factors

Arts organisations outside of school can help disaffected pupils, says study

Research
Arts
Education

Testing the thermal tolerance of the fusion reactors of the future

Science

Race starts 'could give some athletes an unfair advantage'

Singing’s secret power: The Ice-breaker Effect

Society
Research

Could Aspirin shoulder the burden of inflammation?

Health
Research

‘Dancing raises pain threshold’

Society
Research

Chicken study reveals evolution can happen much faster than thought

Research
Genetics
Science

Treatments offer hope for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME)

Health
Research

Maps show where touching is allowed

Research
Society

Declines in whales, fish, seabirds and large animals disrupt Earth’s nutrient cycle

Environment
Research
Science

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