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  1. Microplastics in our Oceans

    Scientists find microplastics in deep sea sediments are higher than sea-surface waters

  2. Results from Rosetta

    Rosetta’s ROSINA instrument measures what water in Comet 67P’s atmosphere looks like

  3. Orion Test Launch Successful

    Nasa’s new Orion crew capsule took to the sky and completed its maiden, unmanned voyage

  4. Experimental Vaccine to Protect Against Ebola

    The first results of a human trial of an experimental vaccine to protect against Ebola

  5. Philae lander detects organic molecules on Comet 67P

    Monica Grady from the Open University discusses the latest news from the comet mission.

  6. Rosetta Comet Mission

    History was made this week as Rosetta’s probe, Philae, landed on comet 67P.

  7. Hepatitis-C vaccine

    The results of a new Hepatitis-C vaccine show great promise

  8. Antibiotics in agriculture

    We have been warned that we have been abusing antibiotics

  9. Paralysed man walks again

    Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant

  10. Bushmeat, Ebola Outbreak, Sniffer Flies

    The risks of huunting and eating bushmeat

  11. Nobel Prize, Ebola predictions, Genetics and Diabetes

    This year’s Nobel Prize winners have been announced.

  12. Ebola update

    The latest on the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

  13. India Mars, Exoplanets, Ebola Update

    India has successfully put a satellite into orbit around Mars

  14. Rosetta Spacecraft Landing

    Scientists have chosen where they aim to land the Philae space probe on comet 67P

  15. CO2 Levels Reach Record Highs

    CO2 levels just don’t seem to stop rising, despite efforts to reduce emmissions

  16. Ebola Genomes, Memory Editing,Google Drones

    The sequencing of 99 Ebola virus genomes from patients in West Africa helping scientists

  17. Ebola Challenges

    Health systems struggling with cholera and malaria stretched further by Ebola

  18. Ebola Repercussions

    As hospitals shut and cases continue rising we look at wider consequences of the outbreak

  19. Breast milk and HIV, an internet router for Africa and rising water levels in India

    Factors identified in breast milk could convey anti-viral HIV protection

  20. Ebola, Paracetamol, Michael Rutter.

    Ebola's effect on small communities

  21. Decline in Antarctic Fur Seals; Face recognition; Amnesty’s Video Validation

    Changes in the Antarctic climate are having an impact on the fur seal population

  22. Ebola Virus; Azolla in Britain; One Million Deaths Study

    The current Ebola outbreak - the world’s worst to date - shows no signs of slowing down.

  23. Behavioural profiling at airports; Babies Laughing; Cosmic Dust

    How effective is behavioural profiling in spotting potential terrorist?

  24. STAP Retraction, Informed Consent, Earthquakes in Oklahoma

    A paper claiming to make stem cells by adding acid to adult cells has been retracted

  25. Ebola Outbreak; Fijian Fisherwomen; Fertility on a Shoestring.

    Scientists testing experimental Ebola vaccine for chimpanzees.

  26. BICEP 2; Methane exoplanets; Driverless cars; Autism

    Scientists who claimed to have found a pattern left by Big Bang are now less confident.

  27. Turing Test; Snake Bite Treatment; GM Mosquitoes

    A Russian ‘chatbot’ programme has convinced judges that it was human.

  28. Moving Mountains; Endangered World Cup Football Mascot; Taming the Sun

    China is flattening mountains to create land to build cities on.

  29. Mapping the Ocean Floor; Colorado River; Beauty and the Brain; Footballers Heat

    We know less about the ocean floor than we do about the surface of Mars and the Moon.

  30. Living Independently with Dementia

    How can we help people with dementia to live independently for longer?

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