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Videos add to mystery of missing Iranian nuclear scientist
Relations between Iran and the US were becoming even more tangled last night over the mystery of a missing Iranian nuclear scientist and two conflicting videos, one saying he is being kept in the US against his will and the other suggesting that on the contrary he is happily studying in America.
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Galileo finger and thumb go on show
Wednesday, 9 June 2010
A finger and a thumb belonging to Galileo went on display yesterday in a Florence museum named after the astronomer.
The science of taking penalties is revealed
Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Scientists have some advice for England players in the event of a penalty shoot-out in the World Cup. Ignore the goalkeeper, pick a spot in the goal where you want the ball to go and aim your kick accordingly – preferably without falling over.
Scientists advise on how to kick the perfect penalty
Monday, 7 June 2010
Scientists have some advice for England players in the event of a penalty shoot-out in the World Cup. Ignore the goalkeeper, pick a spot in the goal where you want the ball to go and aim your kick accordingly – preferably without falling over.
Spencer Wells: 'At root, we're still hunters'
Monday, 7 June 2010
Geneticist Spencer Wells believes that when our neolithic ancestors began farming, they set us on the road to ruin. He tells Steve Connor why agriculture is fatally at odds with our biological inheritance
Under the Microscope: How does caffeine work?
Monday, 7 June 2010
Answered by: Professor Andrew Smith, Director, Centre for Occupational and Health Psychology, University of Cardiff
Best-preserved gladiatorial relics discovered in York
Monday, 7 June 2010
David Keys: Skeletons – including one apparently killed by a large carnivore – found close to city centre in York.
Radical plan to combat global warming 'may raise temperatures'
Monday, 7 June 2010
A controversial proposal to create artificial white clouds over the ocean in order to reflect sunlight and counter global warming could make matters worse, scientists have warned.
Today Leicester. But in 2018... Mars
Saturday, 5 June 2010
Steve Connor: Could this contraption succeed where the Beagle failed and find extra-terrestrial life?
The mission to Mars that will never leave Earth
Friday, 4 June 2010
Yesterday, six men were locked into a spaceship simulator and will not be released for 17 months. Their challenge? To test the viability of a return trip to the Red Planet
Anti-fear drug 'could help wipe painful memories'
Friday, 4 June 2010
The prospect of being able to take a pill to combat fear and anxiety has come a step closer, with a study showing that it is possible to overcome bad memories of painful situations with the help of a chemical that works on the brain.
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1 Scientists advise on how to kick the perfect penalty
2 The science of taking penalties is revealed
3 Galileo finger and thumb go on show
4 World's best-preserved gladiatorial relics are discovered in the suburbs of York
5 Why women really do love self-obsessed psychopaths
6 World oil supplies are set to run out faster than expected, warn scientists
7 How Islamic inventors changed the world
8 Susan Greenfield: The girl with all the brains
9 New pyramid discovered in Peru linked to ancient copper industry
10 Birth control for men in one injection
11 Einstein's theory of infidelity
12 Spencer Wells: 'At root, we're still hunters'
13 Warning: Oil supplies are running out fast
14 A symmetrical face isn't just prettier - it's healthier too
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