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New weapon against cane toads

A dose of their own poison could control these pests.

Clue to lunar soil’s odd behaviour

Scientists have found nanoparticles inside moon bubbles. 

Head colour reflects personality

Red-headedness may be an indicator of a fiery personality in finches.

Space animates Hollywood

Turns out picking up a cup of coffee uses a lot of motions.

Baby’s genome sequenced before birth

A new, non-invasive method of screening for genetic disorders.

Out of Asia

A new primate fossil suggests that our distant ancestors evolved in Asia, not Africa.

Beer: the cold case of the sinking bubbles

Irish scientists believe it’s all in the glass.

Fruit flies change after sex

Men are from Mars, women are from Venus — and fruit fly neural circuits can prove it.

Atoms, films and quantum mechanics!

Short movies can be stored in atomic vapour.

Tomato genome sequenced

Breeding for appearance may lead to a sacrifice in flavour.

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