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Using photosynthesis to create a biological solar panel and battery

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Three Canadian researchers believe they could well have the solution to the global warming problem. They plan to use the power of photosynthesis to...
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Black hole size and speed of growth driven by dark matter, say American astrophysicists

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Dark matter appears to influence both the size and rate of growth of black holes, say scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA)....
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For evolution size really does seem to matter, say Stanford scientists

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Evolution tends to favor size, paleobiologists at Stanford University believe. Their latest research suggests that the majority of animal lineages tend to evolve toward...
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Super powerful electron microscope SuperSTEM 3 is 100 times better than any other

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SuperSTEM 3, the most powerful electron microscope in the world, that can pinpoint the position of single atoms, has been installed at the Engineering...
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Human aggression threatens to destroy us all, says Stephen Hawking

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Human aggression probably helped our ancient ancestors survive, said Professor Stephen Hawking, but today it is the human race’s biggest flaw and “threatens to...
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ASDA spending £600m this year on expansion plans

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ASDA, the second largest food retailer in the UK, announced plans on spending £600m to expand its presence in the UK - through opening...
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Judge denies BP’s attempt to lower maximum $13.7 billion Gulf spill fine

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BP Plc's attempt to lower the maximum civil fine it faces from its catastrophic Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2010 was rejected by...
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Lenovo shipped laptops with web-tracking malware

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Lenovo has shipped laptops that come with software pre-installed that is considered by many to be malware. Malware, a blend of the words of...
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Coral bleaching across the globe in 2015, NOAA warns

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Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warned that warm ocean temperatures in the Indian and Pacific Oceans could trigger major coral...
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Amur Tigers living and reproducing in China at the Wangqing Nature Reserve

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The Amur Tiger, also known as the Siberian Tiger, is living and reproducing in China again, according to video footage captured by a World...