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We all love a good laugh – even the great apes

July 6, 2009
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Human laughter can be traced back 10-16 million years to the last common ancestor of humans and great apes, according to new research.
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Selfish gene makes for a nasty virus

July 3, 2009
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Scientists studying why parasites are not more harmful to their hosts have discovered that as the world becomes more connected so natural selection will favour more dangerous parasites
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Champagne for a new supernova

July 1, 2009
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Astronomers from the University of Warwick believe that a mystery stellar explosion during 2006 was the death of a ‘carbon star’ and may be a totally new class of supernova.
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Scientists really rate robot rat

July 1, 2009
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A team of scientists have developed a robot rat which can seek out and identify objects using its whiskers.
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Elephants told to buzz off!

July 1, 2009
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Scientists from Oxford University, in collaboration with the charity Save The Elephants, have used the elephant’s natural fear of bees to help farmers in Africa to protect their crops from...
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Time for a scientific code of ethics

July 1, 2009
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New meta-survey raises serious concerns about scientific misconduct
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Biotech buoyant – but fragile

June 19, 2009
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Despite worldwide economic turmoil, the global biotechnology industry delivered a solid financial performance in 2008, according to a new report.
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Astronomers comb the stars for planets

June 17, 2009
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Thanks to the ability of astronomers to detect the presence of extrasolar planets orbiting distant stars, scientists today are able to examine hundreds of solar systems - but this also...
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Sandcastle secret used for new materials

June 17, 2009
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The secret of building a perfect sandcastle is in making sure the sand is neither too wet nor too dry and this technique is now being used to optimise sustainable...
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Detecting the undetectable

June 17, 2009
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How do you do about detecting something that has yet to be created? Well Scientists from the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Arizona State University, have done just that by uncovered...
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Cheltenham Science Festival brings fun and learning

June 17, 2009
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Once again, Cheltenham Science Festival brought together an eclectic group of scientists and science communicators with the public in an explosion (quite often literally) of fun and learning.
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Nanocrystals key to cheap lasers

June 15, 2009
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Scientists think they may have opened the door to dramatically less expensive and more versatile lasers, brighter LED lighting, and biological markers that track how a drug interact with a...
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