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Earliest Human Ancestor Found in Ethiopia
Our earliest ancestor is now Ardipithicus ramidus with bones dated 4.4 million years old

Unlocking Secrets of our Sun
Space probe Ulysses reports surprising findings as it orbits the Sun

Speaking with Machines
Text-to-speech synthesisers and communicating with machines

Mystery Object Discovered in the Milky Way
A black hole or a neutron star discovered only 40,000 light years away in the Milky Way

How the Body Renews its Energy
Scientists pinpoint the role of ATP in the renewal of the body's energy

The Nuclear Smuggling Business
Chemical finger-printing of nuclear material can reveal the origin of smuggled plutonium

China Breaks the Satellite Parking Code
China has parked its new satellite too close to its neighbours for comfort

Rogue Prion Proteins cause CJD
New evidence of how an abnormal prion protein accumulates in the brain and causes CJD

When Comet Shoemaker-Levy Collided with Jupiter
What astronomers saw when Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter

Waiting for Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9's Collision with Jupiter
All telescopes are turned towards Jupiter to watch the impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9