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Space telescope recycled for bomb detection
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory equipment helps to sniff out radioactive sources.
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Don't turn your nose up at mouse urine
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A broad view of quake 'prediction'
Wide mapping of stress helps to pinpoint when and where the Earth will crack.
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Spotlight : Platypus
The platypus has been sequenced, providing clues to early mammalian evolution. Read the news story, watch a video interview with the authors, and listen to the podcast
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Talking about climate change
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