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Wednesday, 19 June 2013
Curtin University researchers have identified what could be an additional 280 craters on the Moon, using a combination of gravity and terrain modelling. Professor Will Featherstone, Dr Christian...
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
New research from the University of Adelaide shows that weight gain and increased head size in the first month of a baby's life is linked to a higher IQ at early school age. The study was led by...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Low testosterone worsens the harmful effects of obesity in the nervous system, a new study in mice finds. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Scientists at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Medicine have discovered a mechanism that is used to protect the body from harmful bacteria. Platelets, a component of blood typically associated...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Has life ever existed on Mars? Or anywhere beyond Earth? Answering that question is one of the most profound scientific inquiries of our time. Europe and Russia have teamed up for a bold venture...
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
I am a hardline materialist. I think the material world is all that there is and I have no reason to believe in the existence ofany nonmaterial entities. I did not start out with this view as an a...

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On Monday, NASA introduced eight new astronaut candidates – four women and four men – who will “help the agency push the boundaries of exploration and travel to new destinations in the solar system...