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Meteor strike “a one in 50 year event”
What scientists have learnt from the Russian meteor strike.

Rats given sixth sense
An implant in rats’ brains allows them to ‘feel’ guidance from infrared light

Coffee rust disease
How the leaf rust fungus epidemic is devastating coffee crops in Central America

Solar heating versus greenhouse gas
Natural global warming causes different rainfall patterns than warming by greenhouse gases

Water on Mars
Strong geological evidence for liquid water on Mars in the past

Crabs feel pain
Evidence that crustaceans feel and learn from pain, rather than just a reflex response

China's single children
Study on the personality traits of Beijing children born under China's One Child Policy

Space in 2013
Astronomical highpoints and developments in space for 2013

Science in Action 2012 Highlights
Top science stories from 2012 on the ѿý World Service

Phosphorus overuse in Amazonia
How science can improve the use of phosphorus in growing soybeans in Amazonia