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Japan: second explosion rocks Fukushima nuclear plant
Another explosion hits Fukushima nuclear plant, damaged in Friday’s earthquake and tsunami. Many are frightened – but this is not another Chernobyl, as Science Correspondent Tom Clarke explains.
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EU proposals say fishermen ‘must land everything’
EU fishing regulations will end the practice of fishermen discarding millions of dead fish back into the sea. Tom Clarke says the “senseless waste” unites fishermen and environmental campaigners.
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Deal for biggest ever cargo ships sets sail
A deal between Danish shipping giant Maersk and Korean Daewoo Engineering will see the construction of the biggest, most efficient cargo ships ever made, as Tom Clarke writes.
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How printing in 3-D could save lives
Tom Clarke reports on how the new printing technology that allows 3-D objects to be created from any flat scanned image – including the human heart – is starting a medical revolution.
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Sheep breed resurrected decade on from foot and mouth
Amid fear a breed of sheep could be culled to extinction in the 2001 foot and mouth outbreak, a group of farmers set up a sheep gene bank which is coming to fruition a decade on, as Tom Clarke writes.
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‘Invisibility cloak’ is trick of physics, not magic
Scientists at Birmingham University have developed a device which can make small objects appear invisible. Tom Clarke visits them to see if science fiction has become science fact.
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Students film Earth from space, via a balloon
With little more than weather balloon, some foam and a camera two Sheffield University students have recorded amazing footage of the Earth from edges of space. Tom Clarke writes
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Council plans to heat pool from crematorium
A council’s proposal to heat a new swimming pool using waste energy from a crematorium has landed them in hot water, writes Science Correspondent Tom Clarke
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Doctors celebrate ‘miracle’ larynx transplant
An American woman who lost her voice for more than a decade has had her speech restored after receiving a new larynx in a groundbreaking operation, writes Science Correspondent Tom Clarke.
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Statin drug review causes division among doctors
A study claims that although cholesterol-lowering drug Statin can radically cut the risk of heart attacks, for healthy people the risks outweigh the benefits. Tom Clarke reports on the controversy.
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Diabetes and insulin: your questions answered
Following a joint Channel 4 News and British Medical Journal investigation on diabetes drugs Tom Clarke explains what the illness is and what you should do if you’re affected.
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UK snow: severe weather warnings for cold snap
As Britain is hit by fresh snowfall and severe weather warnings are put in place across the UK, Science Correspondent Tom Clarke looks at the links between the Eastern Pacific and our cold weather.
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World’s first black flower created
Scientists have created the world’s first all-black petunia plant, called Black Velvet. But, despite all the hype, it’s not really black – as Science Correspondent Tom Clarke discovers.
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Sellafield autopsies: bodies were removed illegally
The body parts of thousands of people, including babies and children, were removed illegally in decades-long research programmes aiming to assess the risks of radiation on humans, writes Tom Clarke.
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Cell science breakthrough could beat common cold
New research suggests the immune system can fight viruses from within healthy cells. Science Correspondent Tom Clarke says the discovery is a “real game-changer” in the fight against the common cold.
