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Brian Cox: Stars in his eyes
The one-time member of D:Ream has proved a dream signing for the BBC – a presenter with the looks, charm and expertise to turn millions of viewers on to the joys of science
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The mummy returns: Ming Dynasty woman exhumed
Saturday, 5 March 2011
She died many centuries ago, but her mummified corpse and clothing have been almost perfectly preserved despite being buried for hundreds of years in a wooden tomb a few feet beneath a busy street in the city of Taizhou, eastern China.
Video: Nasa Glory satellite launch fails
Friday, 4 March 2011
It looks like the rocket carrying an Earth-observation satellite has fallen into the Pacific Ocean after a failed launch attempt early Friday, NASA said.
Pompeii: Life and death in the shadow of Vesuvius
Friday, 4 March 2011
A blockbuster exhibition of artefacts salvaged from the volcanic eruption that decimated the Roman city of Pompeii 2,000 years ago opens in New York today.
The man who went nuclear: How Ernest Rutherford ushered in the atomic age
Thursday, 3 March 2011
Did the nuclear age begin in 1942, when Chicago Pile-1, a reactor built in a squash court, went "critical" by achieving self-sustaining chain reaction?
Scientists track 'killer' shrimps
Thursday, 3 March 2011
Traps baited with cat and fish food are being used to track "killer" shrimp in British rivers, the Environment Agency has announced.
Government failed to act on volcanic ash threat, say MPs
Thursday, 3 March 2011
Steve Connor: Government failed to plan for a possible volcanic eruption in Iceland.
Just like us, chimps laugh even when the joke isn’t funny
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
Steve Connor: Chimpanzees can share a joke just like any human but they are also capable of sharing a laugh even when they don't find something particularly funny, scientists have discovered.
'Limitless' microscope to aid virus research
Wednesday, 2 March 2011
An optical microscope that uses light and is so powerful that it can capture living viruses and be used to view the working biological machinery that keeps human cells alive has been invented by British scientists.
Looted Afghan treasures identified
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Afghan treasures looted from Kabul have come to light nearly 20 years after they were stolen, thanks to an unknown benefactor.
Video: Astronauts begin spacewalk
Tuesday, 1 March 2011
Stephen Bowen and Alvin Drew carry out maintenance on the International Space Station, 220 miles above the earth.
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