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Polish tests ‘confirm Copernicus’

Polish researchers say they have solved an ancient mystery and identified the remains of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.

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  • ‘Superglue’ brain op for toddler

    The parents of a 17-month-old girl have told how surgeons used glue to seal tiny brain blood vessels that were threatening her life.

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  • Hairspray linked to birth defect

    Boys born to women exposed to hairspray in the workplace may have a higher risk of being born with a genital defect.

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  • Nothing lost in space - this time

    Astronauts have completed further repairs at the International Space Station without mishap.

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  • IBM to build brain-like computers

    A collaboration in the US is aiming to create artificial brain circuits that mimic the structure and workings of neurons.

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  • First otter reaches Farne Islands

    An otter has survived a “perilous” three-mile sea crossing to the Farne Islands for the first time, the National Trust says.

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  • War wounds

    How conflict has driven medical advance

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  • ‘Grape’ is key to fossil puzzle

    The forerunners of giant single-celled organisms living on the ocean floor may have left fossil tracks often attributed to more complex creatures, say marine biologists.

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  • Beavers arrive for spring release

    Four Norwegian beaver families arrive in the UK as part of an historic plan to reintroduce the mammals to Scotland.

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  • First test for interplanetary net

    Nasa has successfully tested a communications system designed to work in deep space modelled on the internet

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