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Mars rover heads for sand pit, barely any ice for bears, last Ebola baby
Origin of Earth’s water traced back to the birth of our planet
Rather than arriving by meteorite, Earth's water seems to originate in the very dust that formed our planet – the same could be true of other worlds
Anti-booze drug may flush out dormant HIV and could lead to cure
A drug used to treat alcohol addiction seems to wake up dormant HIV, a vital step towards a complete cure
Ants use their flattened heads as doors to lock down their nests
Some ants defend their nests simply by wedging their specially evolved heads in the entrances, where they act as an impenetrable door
Alzheimer’s introduced to Colombian town by Spanish conquistador
Yarumal in Colombia is famous for its thousands of cases of Alzheimer's – now the disease has been traced to a single Spanish conquistador in the early 17th century
Baby photos of distant planet are first to capture formation
We may have spotted 2000 exoplanets, but not a single one has been directly observed during its formation, until now – giving us a window on how planets bulk up
Supergene flip allows males to steal matings
Male ruff sandpipers come in three types, each with its own bizarre mating strategy, thanks to a supergene created 3.8 million years ago
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Smiles down the years, software get emotional
Brain zaps could boost our minds when computers see us flagging
Researchers are building a future where computers can plug into your brain, assess how it is doing and enhance specific abilities if thinks necessary
Meet Sméagol, the eyeless cave-dwelling daddy long-legs
A new, blind species of harvestman, named Iandumoema smeagol after the character in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, could be under threat from human activity
