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'I want to dig a deep hole and bury myself again': Chilean miners stunned by decision not to prosecute over accident
Friday 02 August 2013
The decision that no one will face charges over the mining accident in Chile that left 33 men underground for 69 days has left many speechless
Fewer resources, greater stress, more disasters: Climate change linked to violence among people and societies
Thursday 01 August 2013
Review of 61 accounts concludes that personal disputes and wider civil conflicts increase significantly with weather changes
British gorilla expert Dr Ymke Warren murdered in Cameroon after chef she sacked hired a hitman
Thursday 01 August 2013
Inquest in Westminster hears how the unruly member of conservation site staff bore a grudge after he was fired for getting into fights and having an affair with a volunteer
Cancer treatment breakthrough? Scientists reveal hope for protecting patients from radiotherapy and chemotherapy
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Drugs shield sensitive gastrointestinal tract from toxic effects
Scientists grow an ear from living tissue
Wednesday 31 July 2013
The organs are made in the laboratory in the hope of using them to replace the damaged or missing body parts of patients
Drugs and alcohol in child victim reveal sacrificial secrets of the Incas
Tuesday 30 July 2013
Analysis of mummy's hair by UK team shows teenage girl was given coca and alcohol before ritualistic death
Humans evolved monogamous relationships to stop men killing rivals' babies, says study
Monday 29 July 2013
Only about 3 per cent of mammal species are monogamous and it has been a puzzle as to why it evolved in some monkeys and apes but not others
Smart-tooth sensor could tell you when you're eating too much
Monday 29 July 2013
The technology is currently only in the prototype stage but future developments would fit inside a cavity
An 'empathy switch' allows psychopaths to feel at will
Friday 26 July 2013
New study tested psychopathic prisoners by asking them watch video clips showing pain
'Don't eat me!' - anti-shark wetsuits created in Australia
Friday 26 July 2013
Wetsuits designed to make wearer more safe in shark-infested waters
Is it Inception? Total Recall? No, science fact: False implanted in mice brains
Thursday 25 July 2013
Scientists manipulate brains of mice to make them think fake event really occurred
Scientists discover the molecule responsible for causing feelings of depression
Sunday 21 July 2013
Protein receptor is found to release hormones that can cause anxiety and depression
Heatwave Britain: Lousy weather for fish - stand by for 33C highs
Friday 19 July 2013
Humid air heading up from France as we head for another sweltering Wednesday
A pill that does the exercise for you? Let's hope lazy, overweight people don't take advantage
Thursday 18 July 2013
The problem is that it won't just be used by disabled people. It will also be used by fat people who cannot be bothered to jog. And that bothers me.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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