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LHC will not turn world to goo - scientists

Apocalyptic alarm bells are silenced by a report outlining how safe it is to recreate the Big Bang in Switzerland

Finger evidence separates man from chimps

Research has identified passages of DNA that are important to the deft grip and upright posture among Homo sapiens

Journey to the beginning of time is nearly complete

Trying to reach time zero is like finding the end of the rainbow, and the LHC will take us ten to a hundred times farther than before

Mysteries of the Universe are to be solved

Introducing the most ambitious civilian science experiment in history

Scientists discover male 'infidelity genes'

Men with a genetic variant that affects an important attachment hormone are more prone to infidelity, research suggests

Tutankhamun's twin daughters

Two foetuses found buried with the 'boy king' could be his children

Better cancer drugs likely after protein breakthrough

Scientists have deciphered the structure of a protein critical to the growth of almost all human tumours

DNA breakthrough makes it easier to identify suspects

US scientists have found a way of picking an individual’s DNA out of a mixed sample - even when that sample is contaminated

And now we know ...

A Life in the Day: Klaus Heinemann

The experimental physicist, 66, is researching the phenomenon of ‘orbs’. He and his wife, Gundi, an educationalist and energy healer,...

The perfect way to swat a fly: stay one jump ahead

Scientists have identified why flies are so good at evading rolled-up newspapers - and how they might be outwitted

Cells breakthrough made in quest for deafness cure

Group of scientists led by a doctor who cannot hear succeed in growing a critical type of ear cell, giving hope to millions

The arctic seal who is afraid of the cold

Sahara the seal is chilling out in a sanctuary in Cornwall after repeatedly trying to escape from Iceland and Greenland

Bravery? It's all about sex...

The reason courage hasn't been weeded out by natural selection

Sure, Ajax had sex appeal, but so did Odysseus

Those who are not genetically brave need not totally despair, prudence leads to a long and healthy life