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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Mobile phones expose human habits

Jun 6, 2008
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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Mobile phones expose human habits

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"It would be wonderful if every [mobile] carrier could give universities access to their data because it's so rich," said Dr Marta Gonzalez of Northeastern University, Boston, US, and one of the authors of the paper.

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Hints of 'time before Big Bang'

Jun 6, 2008
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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Hints of 'time before Big Bang'

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Although this microwave background is mostly smooth, the Cobe satellite in 1992 discovered small fluctuations that were believed to be the seeds from which the galaxy clusters we see in today's Universe grew.

BBC NEWS | Europe | German city bans waste from Italy

Jun 6, 2008
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BBC NEWS | Europe | German city bans waste from Italy

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Hamburg says it will not accept any more waste from Campania until it receives written guarantees from the Italian authorities that all rubbish will be checked thoroughly to ensure it is safe before being transported to Germany.

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Colossal squid out of the freezer

Apr 26, 2008
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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Colossal squid out of the freezer

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It was identified first in 1925 from two tentacles found in a sperm whale's stomach. These deep-diving toothed whales regularly do battle with Mesonychoteuthis and other giant cephalopods such as the giant squid of the Architeuthis genus.

BBC NEWS | Health | Green light for hybrid research

Jan 17, 2008
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BBC NEWS | Health | Green light for hybrid research

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Dr Stephen Minger and colleagues at King's College London want to create hybrids to study diseases known to have genetic causes - such as Alzheimer's disease, spinal muscular atrophy and Parkinson's disease.

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | The next 50 years of exploration

Oct 7, 2007
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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | The next 50 years of exploration

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David Southwood is director of science at the European Space Agency (Esa). Here, he casts an eye over recent discoveries in planetary science and astronomy and ponders how these might guide space exploration in the coming decades.