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Regular chips linked to higher diabetes risk

Eating three servings of chips (French fries) a week has been linked to a 20 percent increase in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This level of risk was found to

Signals from space mystery finally solved

Scientists have finally unscrambled the mystery of repeating cosmic signals that have perplexed astronomers for many years. An international team, led by the University

NASA on the verge of charting 100,000 new planets

A powerful new telescope being developed by NASA is expected to reveal more than 100,000 previously uncharted planets outside of our solar system. This will be a major

Rapid climate collapse found to have happened before

The sudden climate collapse depicted in the movie The Day After Tomorrow is not as far fetched as we might have thought. New research has revealed that the Earth’s

Humans traced back to single-cell ancestors

By Shane Rodgers If you trace your ancestry back far enough, you may find relatives that are single-cell organisms. They may not be the life of the barbeque, but these

NASA unveils shopping list of Moon Base equipment

NASA has unveiled its shopping list of equipment needed for the early stages of building its Moon Base. Overnight the agency announced new contracts for lunar rovers for

Super-energised deep space particle found in the sea

Massive black holes in space are believed to be blasting jets of matter directly to the Earth. Scientists revealed this week that they had found a mysterious super

Remains found in Britain date back 11,000 years

Scientists have uncovered human remains in Northern Britain dating back 11,000 years, the oldest ever discovered in the region. DNA testing has confirmed the young girl,

Underwater fish operate ‘beauty salons’ on coral reefs

A newly discovered fish species is operating underwater “beauty salons” in Australia’s coral reefs. The two new-to-science species of the Cleaner Wrasse genus

Whales travelled more than 14,000km on breeding trek

Humpback whales have been found to travel more than 14,000km between breeding grounds. Research released today documented a new record for the greatest distances

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