Scientists to review climate body

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The UN Secretary-General asks the world’s leading science academies to review the UN’s climate science body.

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Probe may have found cosmic dust

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Scientists may have identified the first specks of interstellar dust in material collected by the Nasa Stardust spacecraft.

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Dinosaur’s oldest relative found

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Scientists have discovered a dinosaur-like creature 10 million years older than the earliest known dinosaurs.

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Gut microbes hold ’second genome’

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There are more genes in the microbial flora in our gut than in the rest of our bodies, scientists report.

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Egg shells illustrate human story

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Etched ostrich shells from South Africa are among the earliest examples of the use of symbolism, scientists say.

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Tiny ear listens to hidden worlds

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A micro-ear could soon help scientists eavesdrop on tiny events just like microscopes make them visible.

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Gene test aid to cancer treatment

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Scientists develop a gene test which predicts how well chemotherapy will work in individual breast cancer patients.

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Whaling ‘worsens carbon release’

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A century of whaling may have released more than 100 million tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere, scientists say.

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‘People must learn from Haiti tsunami’

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The tsunami following the deadly quake in Haiti has implications for future tremor response in the region, say scientists.

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Huge iceberg ‘threatens sea-life’

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A vast iceberg that broke off eastern Antarctic earlier this month could disrupt marine life in the region, scientists warn.

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Tiny ear listens to hidden worlds

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A micro-ear could soon help scientists eavesdrop on tiny events just like microscopes make them visible.

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Whaling ‘worsens carbon release’

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A century of whaling may have released more than 100 million tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere, scientists say.

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Ocean robot ‘plans experiments’

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US scientists use an underwater vehicle that can “plan its own experiments” on the seafloor.

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Ocean robot ‘plans experiments’

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Scientists in the US use an underwater robotic vehicle that can “plan its own experiments” on the seafloor.

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