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THE UFO FILES

By on 14/05/2008 GMT
MoD releases list of sightings

IS IT IN YOUR GENES?

By on 24/04/2008 GMT
Genetics could hold the key to anti-anxiety drug�s effectiveness

FANCY A CAREER IN SPACE?

By on 16/04/2008 GMT
�apply to be an astronaut

CONVENIENT TRUTH FOR FILM BUFFS

By on 10/04/2008 GMT
DVDs could be produced from carbon dioxide

BAD SMELLS IN SPACE

By on 07/04/2008 GMT
Could astronauts be gassed for long space flights?

PLANETARY BABY DISCOVERED

By on 04/04/2008 GMT
Protoplanet unveiled at Royal Astronomical Society gathering

SIZE DOESN�T MATTER

By on 01/04/2008 GMT
�for Japanese beetles, anyway

YOU�RE HAVING A LAUGH

By on 31/03/2008 GMT
Laughing gas link to global warming

SIR ARTHUR C CLARKE DIES

By on 19/03/2008 GMT
A tribute to an SF legend

PLANET FORMATION BREAKTHROUGH

By on 17/03/2008 GMT
A new grain of evidence could explain how planets develop

FLU VIRUS WEARS A WINTER COAT

By on 13/03/2008 GMT
The source of flu�s resilience is found

VIRTUAL HEALING

By on 13/02/2008 GMT
New technology lets doctors 'touch' organs

PEOPLE POWER

By on 12/02/2008 GMT
New knee brace harnesses the body�s energy

SHEDDING LIGHT ON CANCER

By on 08/02/2008 GMT
Transparent fish will help tumour research

A TINY GIANT

By on 07/02/2008 GMT
New super-powerful processor

THREE PARENT BABIES

By on 06/02/2008 GMT
Gene therapy could cure hereditary diseases

MOUSE FLU

By on 05/02/2008 GMT
Sniffling mice to help cure common cold

DIGIT-AL TECHNOLOGY

By on 04/02/2008 GMT
Finger vein scans catch thieves red-handed

ANGLE WAS THE ANSWER

By on 28/01/2008 GMT
Wing angle was the key to flight in birds

SLOW EMOTION

By on 12/12/2007 GMT
Time slows down during scary situations

SIR ARTHUR C CLARKE'S 90TH BIRTHDAY

By on 12/12/2007 GMT
As Arthur C Clarke turns 90, he has released a short video of his birthday reflections...

WHAT A TURN ON!

By on 11/12/2007 GMT
�Gay gene� switched on in flies

ENERGY VS ECOLOGY

By on 07/12/2007 GMT
Red Sea dam damned?

CRITICAL GAS

By on 06/12/2007 GMT
Giant planets unstable when too close to stars

HOLIDAY AT HOME

By on 05/12/2007 GMT
Global warming widens tropical belt

MEMORY CHIMP

By on 04/12/2007 GMT
Humans beaten in memory test

CROAK AND DAGGER

By on 03/12/2007 GMT
Parasite could drive frogs to extinction

CHILLI TRUNKS

By on 22/11/2007 GMT
Red hot solution wards off wild elephants

STING FROM THE PAST

By on 21/11/2007 GMT
Man-sized scorpion discovered

SEEDING THE FUTURE

By on 20/11/2007 GMT
Giant vault to preserve major food crops

PRESCRIBING LONELINESS

By on 14/11/2007 GMT
Genes hold key to feeling isolated

GREEN CITYSCAPES

By on 13/11/2007 GMT
Urban rooftops go green

SUN SLOWS AGEING

By on 09/11/2007 GMT
Sunshine vitamin linked to young cells

HAND OUTS

By on 07/11/2007 GMT
Hormone key to generosity

BREAST IS BEST

By on 06/11/2007 GMT
Breastfeeding boosts IQ

LESS IS MORE

By on 05/11/2007 GMT
An apple�or onion�a day keeps the doctor away

GINGER GENE

By on 26/10/2007 GMT
Red head Neanderthal DNA discovered

LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

By on 25/10/2007 GMT
Optimism is all in your head

LIFT NOT OFF

By on 24/10/2007 GMT
Space elevators on hold for another year

SHAKING OFF OBESITY

By on 23/10/2007 GMT
Vibrating mice develop fewer fat cells

GOURMET INVASION

By on 22/10/2007 GMT
Giant snails invade Brazil

NANO RADIO

By on 19/10/2007 GMT
Scientists try to shrink the wireless

LIFE�S A BEACH

By on 18/10/2007 GMT
Evidence of early seaside dwellers

ARTHRITIC AMPHIBIANS

By on 16/10/2007 GMT
Travel stress leaves toads in pain

ANGRY, HUNGRY EWES

By on 15/10/2007 GMT
Food fight among female sheep

CAR CRECHE

By on 12/10/2007 GMT
Moose use humans to scare off bears

STOP SIGNAL

By on 11/10/2007 GMT
Police to cut car engines remotely

COSMIC GEM FACTORIES

By on 10/10/2007 GMT
Black holes eject precious stones

FERTILITY DANCE

By on 09/10/2007 GMT
Lap dancers earn more when in fertile phase of menstrual cycle

SILENT NIGHTS

By on 08/10/2007 GMT
Computerised pillow reduces snoring