US starts Agent Orange clean-up in Vietnam after 40 years

First Reaction Fri 10 Aug, AT 15:09

But some say clean-up of deadly Vietnam War-era chemical is too little, too late

'New species of human' prompts debate on mankind's evolution

First Reaction Thu 9 Aug, AT 15:50

Our ancestors lived alongside at least two other types of primitive human, say researchers

Six out of ten Olympic athletes on drugs, says Balco chief

First Post Thu 9 Aug, AT 10:23

Victor Conte believes doping is rife and that tests at the Games won't catch cheats

Five things you might not know about Sir Bernard Lovell

Summary Wed 8 Aug, AT 15:05

Lovell was a ground-breaking astronomer and founder of the Jodrell Bank observatory

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The robots have landed on Mars - now let's send humans

Opinion digest Mon 6 Aug, AT 09:03

Opinion Digest: Nasa's next challenge, Cameron's misjudged Putin meeting, multicultural Team GB

Patients 'lose out' as Air China stops flying lab monkeys to US

One-Minute Read Thu 2 Aug, AT 15:22

PETA accused of putting animals before humans following campaign to ground primate flights

From bird flu to seal flu: new virus threat to humans

One-Minute Read Tue 31 Jul, AT 10:58

It's not just bird flu we have to worry about: existence of H3N8 in seals shows flu can emerge 'from anywhere'

Ebola outbreak in Uganda: is it likely to spread?

Briefing Mon 30 Jul, AT 13:18

WHO takes action after 14 people die in western Uganda, and there are fears Ebola has spread to the capital

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Giant rat? Werewolf? East River Monster puzzles New Yorkers

One-Minute Read Thu 26 Jul, AT 14:29

A bloated animal corpse washed up in Manhattan has prompted wild speculation about its identity

Sudden Greenland ice sheet melt: is this climate change?

First Reaction Wed 25 Jul, AT 15:39

Nearly all of Greenland's ice sheet began to melt for a few days in July. Is climate change to blame?

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