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Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga bowling

Physics

Why ‘sling action’ bowling deceives so many batters in cricket

Experiments in a wind tunnel have revealed why the sling action bowling technique made famous by Sri Lankan cricketer Lasith Malinga is so effective at hoodwinking whoever is batting

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Health

1 in 5 people in a coma may be aware of their surroundings

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Stonehenge viewed from above

Humans

Stonehenge’s altar stone was brought all the way from Scotland

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Life

Largest genome sequenced so far is 30 times bigger than a human’s

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Life

Consumer insecticides are useless for fighting cockroach infestations

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Life

How crocodiles were taught to stop eating deadly toxic cane toads

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Altamura skeleton, displaying the same type of popcorn coralloid concretions. The two specimens are located in two separate parts of the cave. Not in scale. Photos by CB.

Humans

Why the amazing Altamura Man fossil remains a mystery

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Drone flying in Madagascar
Environment

Using drone technology to protect Madagascar’s vulnerable forests

Video

Health

Is youth mental health really worse today than it was decades ago?

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NASA's Mars Exploration Program includes two active rovers and three active orbiters. Concept studies have begun for a potential future Mars orbiter mission.? Full image and caption Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS

Space

We keep finding water on Mars – here are all the places it might be

Researchers recently found a possible reservoir of liquid water more than 11 kilometres below Mars's surface – the latest in a long series of potential water discoveries on the Red Planet, hinting at its temperate past

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Health

MDMA therapies hit a roadblock – what’s next?

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Physics

New spin on quantum theory forces rethink of a fundamental physics law

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Society

Russian-occupied Ukrainian nuclear plant at risk, warn former workers

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Life

Endangered skates saved from extinction by hatching in captivity

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