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WHAT IS THE WATER TABLE?

Get to grips with groundwater and discover where it comes from

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'Fingerprints of cancer' found after infrared light was flashed at samples

Flashes of infrared light can detect signs of cancer in a patient’s blood. Scientists demonstrated that a test using infrared light can detect the difference between blood samples from patients with lung cancer and samples from those without the disease with up to 81 per cent accuracy.

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WHY DO WE SLEEP?

A good night's rest is an essential part of life, but getting enough can be hard. We take a look at the science behind snoozing and how you can sleep easy

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WHY ANIMALS PLAY

From bees playing ball to snowboarding birds, is there reason to animal recreation?

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Lab-grown teeth could offer alternatives to implants

Scientists have gotten one step closer to growing replacement teeth in the lab, a development that could pave the way for new alternatives to unpleasant dental fillings and root canals.

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A 'MILITARY OUTPOST' MIGHT BE THE BIRTHPLACE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT'S GRANDMOTHER

Archaeologists may have discovered the remains of Lyncus, an ancient city that was the capital of the kingdom of Lynkestis.

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SCIENTISTS SPOT A 'DARK NEBULA' BEING TORN APART BY INFANT STARS

A battle is raging between darkness and light in the constellation Circinus, and a new image from the National Science Foundation's Dark Energy Camera captures a key turning point in the cosmic campaign.

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Severe drought helped bring about a ‘barbarian' invasion of Roman Britain

A severe three-year drought helped bring about a 'barbarian' invasion of Roman Britain in 367 CE, a new study finds. In that year, Roman troops stationed at Hadrian's Wall on the empire's northern frontier rebelled, and three different 'barbarian' groups invaded Roman Britain, with the Picts attacking northern Britain from Scotland, the Scoti invading western Britain from Ireland and the Saxons invading southern Britain from the European continent.

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China's '2D' chip could soon be used to make silicon-free chips

Researchers in China say they have created a new silicon-free transistor that could significantly boost performance while reducing energy consumption.

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Solar wind could be making water on the Moon

Constant gusts of particles from the Sun may be creating water molecules on the Moon, a new NASA-led experiment hints.

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HOW SOY SAUCE IS MADE

This salty, traditional Chinese seasoning is the product of fermented crops

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THE UNIVERSE MAY REVOLVE ONCE EVERY 500 BILLION YEARS

In 1929, Edwin Hubble published a paper demonstrating that the universe is expanding. It gave rise to the Hubble constant, the number that describes how fast the universe is expanding.

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SCHOOL SCIENCE ESSENTIALS

Take a tour of a classroom laboratory and discover how your school's scientific instruments work

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HOW ELECTRICITY GETS TO YOUR HOME

From power plant to plug socket, follow the journey electricity takes before it reaches our homes

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Is Voyager 1 in interstellar space now?

Yes. After a 47-year journey out of the Solar System, Voyager 1 has left the heliosphere - the region dominated by particles flowing out from the Sun in the solar wind.

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