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Comets, not asteroids, to blame for moon's scarred face

A new study suggests comets gouged out the vast majority of craters on the moon (Image: NASA)

19:28 27 July 2009

Greenland rocks suggest dirty snowballs pummelled the young moon and Earth, soaking our planet with life-nurturing oceans

Electronic tags track roaming hospital equipment

18:50 27 July 2009

Hospitals have resorted to using indoor tracking systems to monitor the whereabouts of equipment that all too easily goes astray

In search of the perfect mouse trap

17:10 27 July 2009

The world has a host of ways to trap or kill vermin, but none of them are completely humane, says a report

Smart machines: What's the worst that could happen?

15:38 27 July 2009

Everything from human-mimicking viruses to machines that self-replicate are being considered by an elite panel of AI scientists as they debate the potential risks of artificial intelligence

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