Space | Technology21 September 2016
Farewell to Rosetta, the comet mission that captivated the world
Rosetta caught the public imagination by reaching a distant comet and gathering incredible data. Now its work is over, says mission veteran Gerhard Schwehm
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Space22 September 2016
World's largest telescope array takes its deepest view yet
The ALMA array has checked out the iconic Hubble Ultra Deep Field, which contains 10,000 galaxies in a single image, to make the deepest millimetre-wavelength image of the sky
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Humans21 September 2016
The most detailed look yet at how early humans left Africa
Whole-genome studies of nearly 800 people from around the world show that all modern humans from outside Africa are descended from one group of migrants
Technology27 September 2016
Plastic flower blooms thanks to its own internal molecular clock
Shape-shifting putty that can morph at a given time without an external trigger may be useful for creating medical implants that transform inside the body
Humans | Space27 September 2016
No, NASA hasn’t changed the zodiac signs or added a new one
Astrology fans should realise that the star signs they love have long been out of date, as NASA and astronomers occasionally point out, says Phil Plait
Health27 September 2016
Exclusive: World’s first baby born with new “3 parent” technique
A five-month-old boy is the first baby to be born using a new version of a controversial technique that uses DNA from three people
Life27 September 2016
Swarm of voracious comb jellies threatens fish off Italian coast
The notorious sea creature shipped around by ballast waters devastated Black Sea fisheries in the 1990s. Now it's found a new home off the coast of Italy
Space26 September 2016
Plumes spotted on Europa raise hopes that we can taste its ocean
We've caught Jupiter's icy moon spitting into space a second time - which means it could be easy for a future spacecraft to scoop up a sample and find life
Humans26 September 2016
Why tonight’s debate is ‘narcissist’ Trump v ‘liar’ Clinton
How come public perception of the leading US presidential candidates is so strongly shaped by just two words, wonders Christian Miller
Life26 September 2016
Refugee fence and solar plant may wipe out one of rarest mammals
Hungarian conservationists are laboriously relocating Vojvodina blind mole rats as increased border controls and a new power plant threaten its habitat
Health | Life26 September 2016
Brain-eating amoebas hunt brain chemical before they kill you
A deadly amoeba that can infect swimmers seems to be attracted to a common brain chemical – a discovery that could lead to new treatments
Space26 September 2016
Biggest radio telescope on Earth ready to receive alien signals
The 500-metre-wide radio telescope in rural China will let us study galaxies, pulsars and potential alien signals that would be too faint for any other scope
Space26 September 2016
Puffed-up exoplanets inflate with heat from their stars alone
A recently discovered exoplanet suggests that hot Jupiters are bigger than expected because they absorb their host star’s powerful radiation
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