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<title><![CDATA[Solar minimum won't slow warming: study]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Smaller fish cope better with acidic water]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA['Swearing' syndrome a sensational screamer]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Gene protects some Tassie devils from tumour]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Toothbrush tech helps buses go green]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Are new species still evolving?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ASK AN EXPERT: We hear so often about extinction, however is there new life being formed such as mammals, or higher order animals?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Moa eggshells yield ancient DNA]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientist probe ballistic chameleon tongue]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Aphid genome reveals its 'Achilles heel']]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Tailored diet may slow down DNA damage]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Mounting evidence on the effect of micronutrients on DNA damage calls for a re-evaluation of recommended dietary intake values, say researchers.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dust bunnies could harbour toxic load]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Some nano-sunscreens 'come at a cost']]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The most effective nanoparticles in some invisible sunscreens might also be the most toxic, suggests a new Australian modelling study.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why hasn't Australia been badly affected by recent tsunamis?]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[ASK AN EXPERT: There have been many recent earthquakes and tsunamis in the Asia-Pacific region, but so far Australia has escaped damage. Why is this so?]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New view reveals Mars' icy history]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A new radar map of Mars' mid-latitudes confirms that they are the remnants of a vast ice sheet hidden under the Martian rubble.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Study finds methane bubbling from Arctic]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Dinosaur extinction caused by asteroid: study]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Lights keep vegies full of vitamins]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[The dirt on metamorphic rocks]]></title>
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<title><![CDATA[Gene study reveals diverse gut zoo]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists have unveiled a complete genetic panorama of microbes in the human digestive track, an advance that could help cure ailments ranging from ulcers to inflammatory bowel disease.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Small asteroids 'just lumps of gravel']]></title>
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