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Iran test fires long-range missiles: Iran warns it could retaliate against military strikes over its disputed nuclear activit..

newscientist Common drugs may combat aging disease: Two drugs used to treat cholesterol and osteoporosis have reversed the effects of prog..
newscientist Embracing icebergs sing eerie duets: Strange sounds crossing the oceans have been traced to icebergs – and the phenomenon cou..
newscientist Smart contact lens feels the pressure of glaucoma: A new way of printing circuits into contact lenses could allow real-time m..
newscientist Scientists find smoking gun for diabetes sperm damage: Sperm of men with diabetes may appear healthy under the microscope, bu..
newscientist Cleaner skies explain surprise rate of warming: A decrease in air pollution may account for half of the warming experienced i..
newscientist Fossilised 'sausages' could reveal dinosaur colours: Ancient bird fossils have yielded the remains of pouches that produce co..
newscientist Lucky Hubble find raises star cluster mystery: While observing our own Milky Way, Hubble accidentally imaged star clusters in..
newscientist Rings, dunes and geysers: The best Cassini images: Experience the beauty of Saturn and its moons close-up with Carolyn Porco,..
newscientist Eight new natural wonders added to Heritage List: The new sites include Surtsey, formed by volcanic eruptions in the 1960s, p..
newscientist Why G8 climate pledge doesn't go far enough: The world's leading economic powers have agreed to emissions cuts, but lack of p..
newscientist Pulling a tooth could lead to tailor-made sperm: Stem cells from human teeth have been coaxed into becoming sperm by injectin..
newscientist Miniaturised scanner zooms in on disease: A portable NMR scanner, together with magnetic nanoparticles, can spot tiny amounts..
newscientist Transplant tourists running out of destinations: Experts from 78 countries have called on governments to ban transplants of o..
newscientist Rainforests get a climate boost from UK grassland: Many of the world's nutrient-poor ecosystems may turn out to be surprising..
newscientist Nanoparticle 'smart bomb' homes in on cancer: A promising new treatment in mice seeks out and destroys the blood vessels that..
newscientist Did 'burrowing' placenta give us big brains?: A hormone which allows the placenta to push into the wall of the uterus in some..
newscientist Frozen embryos do better in IVF: Concerns that freezing embryos for IVF could be harmful may have been laid to rest by a stud..
newscientist Space experts prepare for Martian land grab: Returning Mars rocks to Earth could be our best hope of answering long-standing ..
newscientist Old newspaper could be worth its weight in gold: A gel made from pulped newspapers and chemicals is particularly good at recl..