Tom Clarke
Could our solar system have nine planets after all?
Researchers in California have announced there may be a giant ninth planet at the very outer edge of our Solar System.
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Tom Clarke
Alzheimer’s disease: can you really catch it?
Evidence emerged today that Alzheimer’s disease might have the potential to spread from one person to the next. Should we be terrified? In short: No.
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Tom Clarke
Dementia in decline, latest research suggests
It’s the best news in dementia research for years. So why is no one celebrating?
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Tom Clarke
London gets the seal of approval from some well-loved mammals
As the Thames river gets cleaner, London residents are getting ever more chances to spot animals such as seals and porpoises.
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Tom Clarke
Ashya King is back – but was it right for him to go?
Perhaps the only good thing about the story of Ashya King, taken to Prague by his parents in 2014 to treat a brain tumour, is that it raised the profile of childhood cancers in the UK.
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Why Philae’s long sleep could be even better than planned
Now they’ve re-established contact with their probe – missing, believed dead for seven months – they now find themselves at the centre of the greatest comeback story in the history of robots in space.
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Peanuts lengthen your life? You’d be nuts to believe it
Don’t imagine that a bag of salted peanuts in the pub is going to do the job if you’re looking for ways to extend your lifespan…
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Human genetic modification: a bold step forward or a slippery slope?
Well they’ve only gone and done it. A team of Chinese scientists have published research showing that they have used “gene editing” techniques to manipulate the DNA of a human embryo.
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Tom Clarke
Could Network Rail be breaching law by cutting down trees?
Network Rail stands accused of ignoring laws designed to protect wildlife as it battles to clear hundreds of thousands of trees which line the network.
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Mysterious crash of one of the world’s safest aircraft
The Airbus A320 involved in the Germanwings crash is one of the world’s safest aircraft. And based on the limited details available, experts are describing the incident as bizarre.
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The solar eclipse: how you can view it
On Friday we will see the deepest eclipse of the Sun so far this century. For most of us, of course, the view will be ruined by cloud, fog and rain just as it was for the total eclipse in 1999.
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Computers learning to play video games: why it matters
UK researchers have created a programme capable of playing a large number of computer games, looking only at the information on the screen.
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How feasible is a mission to settle Mars?
There is no supersaver return option for Mars. Restrictions of weight and cost would make a “Mars return” mission very expensive indeed.
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Risks and potential rewards of ‘three-parent embryos’
As MPs prepare to debate the pros and cons of mitrochondrial donation, or “three-parent babies”, do we know enough about the risks involved?
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New images of Pluto are about to reveal the true face of the dwarf planet
Nasa’s New Horizons probe is to start photographing the icy, mysterious world of Pluto, to prepare itself for a historic encounter in July.
