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spiderman Happy Birthday, Professor Hawking
As Professor Stephen Hawking enjoys his 70th birthday, Ask the Experts takes a look back at the incredible life and times of one of Britain's most iconic and celebrated scientists.
spiderman Spider-Man's Webbing Swings from Comics to Reality
The University of Wyoming unveils new GM silk worms capable of spinning spider silk.
cavemen Insect-Repellent Beds used by Ancient Cave Men
Archaeologists unearth how cavemen dealt with bugs.
Stethoscope How We React To New Medical Technology
Goldsmiths University's pioneering research on future medical treatments and us
Man meditating under waterfall Meditation Made Simple
Taking the stress out of meditation.
Cancer cell 40% of Cancers Avoidable
A recent Cancer Research UK study suggests there is much more we could do personally to battle against cancer.
Skeleton Make Your Own Bones
Bone scaffolding that can be made with a printer.
Cup of coffee Coffee-Lovers are at Lower Risk of Developing Cancer
Harvard researchers suggest that coffee could help prevent against cancer.
Man on the moon The Importance of New Technology
ATE Assistant Editor Gregg Bayes-Brown discusses why we should do more to embrace new technology.
Meteor hitting earth The Great Dying
ATE takes an in-depth look at the biggest extinction event in history.
Meditating Meditation Changing Minds for the Better
A recent Yale University study indicates meditation may help tackle psychiatric disorders.
Microraptor Fossils Show Dinosaurs Ate Birds
Further evidence towards both the evolution of flight, and the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
Heart surgery Stem Cells That Could Heal Damaged Hearts
New research that could help in the battle against heart disease.
regenerating leg muscles Regenerating Muscles From Pig Cells
The Pentagon-backed research that could pioneer a new era in medicine.
Parasites in brain Parasite Affects Brain Chemistry
The cat-based parasite that can alter your dopamine levels.
Planet earth warming up Methane Nightmare
The true horror of global warming.
Baby in an incubator Babies Stem Cells
How scientists plan to fix babies with their own stem cells.
National Gallery Modernising Museums
How monuments to the past are embracing the future.
Magic Mushroom Magic Mushrooms Could Treat Depression And Addiction
Get high to get by.
Dr Ralph Steinman Cancer Scientist Dies Without Knowing Of Nobel Prize
Dr Steinman, who discovered the dendritic cell, dies shortly before being honoured with science's biggest prize.
Alfred Nobel The Nobel Prize 2011
ATE rounds up this year's Nobel Prize winners.
Supernova Do Neutrinos Threaten the Theory of Relativity?
The spawn of supernovae that can outrun light itself.
Cancer cells The Cancer Killer
The new breakthrough that kills breast cancer cells dead.
Oak tree Oak Trees Mysteriously Dying
A mystery disease called Sudden Oak Death is threatening to change the landscape of the English Countryside.
Arctic terrain Arctic Apocalypse?
Polar ice caps are melting like never before.
Dolphin Dolphins! Dolphins! And more ‘Tursiops Australis’?
A new species of dolphin has been discovered in Australia.
Scalpels Cutting Edge: The Smart Knife
The ingenious new scalpel that is set to save lives.
Skull The Missing Link?
Whatever you do, don't call it the missing link.
Cancer Cancer Cure Comes Closer
Breakthroughs in the war against cancer show some real hope for sufferers.
Dolphins swimming Non-Human Persons
Is intelligent life just a swim away?
Twin Towers on fire Truther Delusions
Debunking 9/11 conspiracies.
Weed plants Up In Smoke
The new study that leaves the theory that weed makes you stupid in the haze.
Welcome to Hackney burnt out car High Food Prices Linked to Riots
Are food prices the catalyst for recent unrest?
Female brain mapped The Science of Sex: Female Sensory Cortex Mapped
Using science and technology, Man has finally found the clitoris.
Bionic Glasses Help Partially Sighted to See
Oxford University have developed 'smart' glasses that use LEDs and cameras to help partially sighted people see...

New Squid Gel Prevents Scarring After Surgery
An innovative new gel which helps prevent scarring could revolutionise healing after surgery...

Optical illusion promises to relieve arthritis pain
A 'magic' touch comes to arthritis; scientists find a way to relieve pain using an optical illusion....

Pain Free Injections Inspired by Mosquitoes Stinger
A new needle, inspired by a mosquito's mouth, has been developed to minimise pain when receiving injections.....

Surgeons in for 3D Headache Relief
3D technology doesn't need to be confined to the Entertainment sector; glasses free 3D could soon be seen in a surgeon's theatre near you....

New Technology for Healing Wounds
New developments in medical technology could bring accelerated wound healing to diabetic foot ulcers, pressure sores and burns.....

Weightlessness May Impair Cancer Cells
Will Spaceflight create cancer cells or help to cure it? Jamese Hilliard looks at recent research which suggests that zero gravity conditions impact the development of cancer cells....

Press The Doorbell
How has Technology affected your Body, Mind and Social standing?...


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