A rare mountain bird is to be radio tracked in an effort to better understand…
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Orangutans use ‘charades’ to talk
Researchers show orangutans intentionally modify or repeat their signals to get their messages across.
Asia’s brown clouds ‘warm planet’
Air pollution over Asia is warming the lower atmosphere as much as greenhouse gas emissions,…
Russian subs near Arctic target
Russian submarines prepare to dive below the North Pole on a “risky” mission to further…
Electrical pulses ‘rouse’ patient
US doctors have used deep brain stimulation to rouse a patient in a minimally conscious…
Air leak could hit shuttle launch
Nasa discovers an air leak in space shuttle Endeavour’s cabin during preparations for its launch.
Fisherman catches ‘living fossil’
A “living fossil” fish caught by a fisherman off the coast of Indonesia is examined…
Titanic baby given new identity
Canadian scientists who used DNA to identify a infant victim of the Titanic say he…
Suicide rate rises in hot weather
Psychiatrists find more people commit suicide when the average daily temperature tops 18C.
Launch of Nasa Mars probe delayed
The launch of Nasa’s latest mission to Mars has been delayed by 24 hours.