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Eucalyptus species has nano properties

Eucalyptus macrocarpa is a gold mine for nanotechnology applications.

An Electronic Nose could sniff out tuberculosis

The E-Nose could detect lung cancer, pneumonia and other pulmonary diseases by sniffing a patient’s breath.

Comet Elenin has disintegrated

The comet is gone, but not forgotten… yet.

Mammalian skull from Late Cretaceous found in South America

The new species would have looked like Scrat, the sabre-toothed squirrel from Ice Age.

Tractor beams may become a reality

NASA is developing technology from science fiction.

First oxygen produced on Earth 2.48 billion years ago

Scientists may have resolved the debate about when oxygen was first produced on Earth.

Strawberries can save your stomach from alcohol

The compounds in strawberries may be the answer to stomach ulcers.

Centenary Institute Lawrence Creative Prize winner announced

Dr Marie-Liesse Asselin-Labat has won the inaugural Centenary Institute Lawrence Creative Prize for her research into breast stem cells.

Living organisms shaped by a common mechanism

The shape of our bodies is determined in less than two days.

Was the Black Death the ancestor of all plagues?

Scientists have been investigating the DNA of the bacterium that caused the Black Death over 600 years ago.

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