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Niceness may be predicted by our genes

  DNA may help explain why some people are nicer than others.

Travelling to the past

Scientists gain VIP access to the stars.

Fit frogs have fast changing genomes

Frog fitness tests reveals whose genomes change faster.

Pre-Columbian farming secrets could save the Amazonian savanna

Raised farming beds used by the Amazon’s earliest inhabitants could lead the way for a sustainable ecosystem.

Cells among the pigeons

Scientists still don’t know how pigeons find their way home.

Water can float on oil

A new way to clean up oil spills that threaten our oceans.

Red giants’ weight loss trick

These old stars don’t need diets, they use stellar winds to lose weight instead.

Black flies exist for a reason

These irritating creatures could be the key to preventing the diseases they spread.

A cure for macular degeneration?

  A team of researchers from Trinity College Dublin have found that controlling an inflammatory component known as IL-18 could prevent the development of macular degeneration.

Sounds from outer space

Humans would sound like bass Smurfs if they travelled to Venus.

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