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02/02/2012 07:38 PM
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Fourth 'habitable' planet close to home
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EARTHLY NEIGHBOUR: Astronomers have found the fourth potentially habitable planet outside our solar system, only 22 light-years from Earth.
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02/02/2012 06:20 PM
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Survey finds jellyfish takeover exaggerated
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WOBBLY NUMBERS: Jellyfish might be able to shut down a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but they are not taking over the world's oceans and turning them into slime, say scientists.
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02/02/2012 02:00 PM
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Warming boosts some coral growth
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REVERSE TREND: Coral growth rates are increasing on some reefs off the coast of Western Australia, a new study has found.
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02/02/2012 12:00 AM
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Wet summer to continue for Eastern Australia
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RAINY DAYS: The current La Nina weather pattern is likely to continue for at least another month .
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02/01/2012 07:56 PM
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Design, not just threads, toughens web
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Scientists say they had unravelled the mystery of how spider webs can withstand multiple tears without collapsing.
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02/01/2012 02:00 PM
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Bring elephants to Australia?
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ECOLOGICAL RETHINK: Australia could introduce large herbivores such as elephants as part of a radical biological solution, says one expert.
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01/31/2012 11:28 PM
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Testosterone puts ego in driver's seat
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GOING SOLO: Testosterone can skew one's judgement, creating the impression that decisions are best taken alone .
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01/31/2012 06:30 PM
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Oldest known croc had shield-like head
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ANCIENT FLATHEAD: The oldest known species of crocodile had an armour-plated head and a body half the length of a train carriage.
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01/31/2012 05:00 PM
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Researchers tune into what brain hears
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BRAIN WAVES: US researchers have been able to reconstruct words by analysing brain activity.
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01/30/2012 10:12 PM
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What's taking ET so long to find us?
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HOME ALONE?: Mathematically speaking, ET should have found us by now.
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01/30/2012 07:22 PM
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Scientists shift on brain speech centre
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NEW INSIGHTS: The part of the brain used for speech processing is in a different location than originally believed, according to a US study.
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01/30/2012 03:00 PM
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Blue whales keep getting bigger
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SUPER-SIZING: Blue whales are the largest animal to have ever lived on Earth and - for now - are continuing to get bigger, say researchers.
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01/29/2012 10:26 PM
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No link between caesareans, weight: study
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Children born by Caesarean section are no more likely to become obese than if they are born vaginally, according to a Brazilian study.
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01/29/2012 07:00 PM
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Study puts the squeeze on vascular disease
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PRESSURE CHECK: Differences in systolic blood pressure between your left and right arm could be an early sign of increased risk of vascular disease, say UK researchers.
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01/29/2012 05:40 PM
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Extreme heat hurts wheat yields
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STRESSED GROWTH: Extreme heat can cause wheat crops to age faster and reduce yields, a US-led study shows.
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01/26/2012 10:43 PM
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Study finds early signs of autism in babies
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EARLIER INSIGHTS: Children who develop autism already show signs of different brain responses in their first year of life.
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01/26/2012 08:36 PM
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Kepler team finds 11 new solar systems
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NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has found 11 new planetary systems.
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01/26/2012 02:00 PM
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Seeing green helps spiders perfect jump
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ARACHNID FOCUS: Jumping spiders use green light to gauge the distance of their jumps, a Japanese study has found.
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