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UK farmers start shooting badgers to prevent TB spread 27 Aug 2013 | 03:38 pm
A controversial pilot trial to cull badgers has begun in England, in the hope that it will prevent the animals from spreading bovine tuberculosis
Health myths: We should live and eat like cavemen 27 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Our bodies evolved for eating the food our ancestors could catch or gather, not stuff grown on farms. So the "paleo diet" has got to better for us, hasn't it? (full text available to subscribers) ...
Strike blinds the world's largest radio telescope 27 Aug 2013 | 04:34 am
The ALMA observatory has stopped taking data due to a worker's strike spurred by the extreme conditions in Chile's remote Atacama desert
Japanese probe to sniff out why planets lose gases 26 Aug 2013 | 11:50 pm
Sprint-A will be the first satellite designed to study planets from Earth's orbit, figuring out the conditions that let a world hold on to its atmosphere
Health myths: Being a bit overweight shortens life 26 Aug 2013 | 10:30 pm
Carrying just a few extra pounds, far from being a one-way ticket to an early grave, seems to deter the grim reaper (full text available to subscribers)
Brown dwarfs: From zeroes to astronomical heroes 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
The most unloved, drab objects in all of space are fast becoming the new cosmic "it" objects, providing insights into exoplanets and a lot more besides (full text available to subscribers)
Health myths: Antioxidant pills help you live longer 26 Aug 2013 | 09:30 pm
The evidence is in: popping pills containing antioxidants such as vitamin A and E doesn't help you and may be harmful (full text available to subscribers)
Exploring our love/hate relationship with Gaia 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Why did the public love James Lovelock's Gaia theory so much while scientists hated it? The Gaia Hypothesis by Michael Ruse gets to the heart of the question
Health myths: Our bodies can and should be 'detoxed' 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
There are all kinds of programmes and products designed to help us "detox". Do we need them and do they work? (full text available to subscribers)
Can we make a national heritage site on the moon? 26 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Space archaeologist Beth O'Leary has long advocated protecting the Apollo lunar landing site. Now there is a bill in the US Congress that proposes to do just that
