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Teeth record the hidden history of your childhood climate and diet

New research shows that teeth contain a week-by-week climatic history of their owner’s childhood.

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Monday, 05 Jan 2015
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Early on the morning of August 6 2012, a group of scientists held their breath as Curiosity, NASA’s latest Mars rover, streaked through the thin Martian atmosphere in ball of fire. One of those scientists was Dr Penny King a geologist currently working at the Australian National University.

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Monday, 05 Jan 2015
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Small Australian native birds are losing food and home to a growing flock of rivals.

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Monday, 22 Dec 2014
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Food poisoning is unsurprisingly more common in summer months.

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Monday, 22 Dec 2014
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The end of the year is nigh and it’s a time for Christmas and New Year parties and gatherings.

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Friday, 19 Dec 2014
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Voluntary programs are all the rage. From ratcheting up cybersecurity to fighting obesity, firms in the United States and elsewhere voluntarily make pledges to do better than governmental regulation.

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Wednesday, 17 Dec 2014
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Our plant biologists are searching for new ways to feed the world’s population.

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