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3 Jun 2016
Physical Sciences
Universe's excessive expansion speed hints at dark physics
Society
Nine scientists named Kavli Prize winners
2 Jun 2016
Space
Pluto's icy heart churns like a lava lamp
Earth Sciences
Core conundrum: how old is Earth's magnetic field?
Technology
Sky nets: the new anti-drone defence system
Life Sciences
Why mice freeze or flee in the face of fear
Space
Rubber duck comets 'decapitate' and reconnect
1 Jun 2016
Space
Asteroids, not comets, delivered most water to the Moon
Space
Juno enters Jupiter's gravitational clutches
Life Sciences
Flesh-eating disease sweeps war-ravaged Syria
Life Sciences
Killer whales colonised the oceans in 200,000 years
Technology
How do fingerprint scanners work?
Earth Sciences
Watch: lightning strikes in super slow motion
31 May 2016
Space
NASA releases most detailed close-up of Pluto yet
Mathematics
Computer cracks 200-terabyte maths proof
Life Sciences
Algal 'dirty blizzard' helped scrub Deepwater Horizon fallout
Life Sciences
Vibrating hairs help bees 'see' electric fields
Life Sciences
Ancient crops tell Madagascar's history of colonisation
Technology
Inflatable room blown up on space station
30 May 2016
Space
Rosetta finds ingredients for life in Comet 67P's halo
Mathematics
Maths mystery solved after 40 years
Physical Sciences
Resistance is futile: the super science of superconductivity
Space
50 years after Surveyor 1, what's in store for the Moon?
Life Sciences
How Zika virus infiltrates the placenta
Life Sciences
New silver snake species a 'rare, exciting' find
27 May 2016
Space
Monster black holes may be behemoths from birth
Life Sciences
Superbug resistant to last resort antibiotic
Life Sciences
Harbour porpoise catches 90% of fish it hunts
Earth Sciences
Did a climate fluctuation save Europe from the Mongol hordes?
Life Sciences
New evidence supports asteroid theory of dinosaur extinction
Space
Colourful Mars, weightwatching meerkats and an ice-scoured Caspian Sea
26 May 2016
Space
Hot winds from supermassive black holes stunt star growth
Technology
Groovy light-absorbing films could boost night vision
Technology
Germans claim new data Wi-Fi transmission record
Life Sciences
Sea life infiltrates Antarctica – with a little help from kelp
Space
Icy moons cracked by short sharp tidal tugs: study
25 May 2016
Life Sciences
Transgender female athletes 'enjoy no advantage'
Earth Sciences
Tsunami warning system turns back time
Space
'Fresh' craters spotted on the Moon's bottom
Life Sciences
Octopus, squid and cuttlefish numbers booming
Technology
Light fixes defects in perovskite solar cells
Technology
How does a LifeStraw work?
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