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Ladybirds trick ants for food

Ladybird larvae are wolves in woolly clothing.

Inner planets did not form from the same material as the sun

Solar nebulae ‘fossils’ suggest that the sun and the inner planets did not form from the same materials, according to researchers.

Dinosaurs weren’t as cold as we thought

They may have been extinct for 65 million years, but scientists have found a way to take their temperatures.

Climate change may have wiped out the Greenland Vikings

The Norse can teach us a lesson about failing to adapt to climate change.

My dishwasher is trying to kill me

A pathogenic fungus has found a home in household appliances, according to researchers.

New discovery could improve breast cancer treatment

Researchers have shown that BRCA2 genes stop the growth of breast cancer cells.

Rogue cells are eating our eyes

Identification of rogue immune cells has given macular degeneration sufferers hope.

The first Australian spinosaur

Palaeontologists have found evidence of spinosaur dinosaurs in Australia.

Tutankhamun’s burial believed to be a rush job

The microbial growths in the pharaoh’s tomb suggest that he was buried in a hurry.

The Milky Way’s mid-life crisis

With most of its star formation years behind it, the Milky Way is suffering from a mid-life crisis.

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