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As far as underwhelming headlines go: “No Alien Life Found on Comet” must rank very close to the top. An article with this title appeared in the Guardian on July 6 in response to a story claiming that…
Greek banks are running out of options, as cash reserves dwindle in lieu of more ECB emergency funding.
The science behind England’s incredible word cup bounce-back.
Will the best ever images of Pluto reveal something that presents a case for planethood?
Sinkholes on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko could teach us a lot about the geology and history of the body, but they could also spell the end for Philae.
A UNICEF report says global progress on child survival and reducing poverty has left behind some of the world’s poorest children.
Medicine has changed beyond recognition in the last 2,000 years. So why should we still care what the founders of Western medicine thought?
From Wimbledon champions to Olympic swimmers, asthmatics have reached the top and breathing technique is all important.
A study examining why paedophiles sexually abuse young children highlights their own childhood adversities and socio-cultural factors as some of the reasons.
The terrible reputation of cheaters, divers, fraudsters and hooligans in the Premier League and beyond may be placing an artificial cap on the growth of the sister sport
By comparing satellite images of Mars with mud flows on Earth, we managed to find signs of recent running water on the red planet.
Health effects from contamination on planes is controversial, not least because we don’t measure on-board air quality during ‘fume events’.
Unlike the Women’s World Cup in Canada, in Baku no one will see the strides forward for women’s sport.
We can give robots smiling mouths but until we can put emotion into their eyes as well we’re better off with less human-looking designs.
New early-warning systems are being developed and they’re warning of imminent danger.
Jets and plumes of dust and gas from comet 67P/Churyumov Gerasiemko’s suface could put an abrupt end to Philae’s mission.
David Anderson’s report on surveillance isn’t a charter for online privacy but it could create problems for a government set on capturing all our data.
Tim Hunt should have realised that his “light-hearted” comment about the “trouble with girls” was going to offend.
The millions we spend on the space industry don’t go up in smoke: they pay for jobs, services, new technology and much more.
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Lecturer in Art History, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Financial Management, The Open University
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Lecturer in Criminology and Social Policy, The Open University
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Professor of Planetary Geosciences, The Open University
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Professor of Medical Anthropology, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics and Personal Finance, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer, Environment & Systems, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in Music, The Open University
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Lecturer in History, The Open University
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Honorary Associate in Creative Writing, The Open University
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Lecturer in History of Art, The Open University
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Professor of Politics & International Studies, The Open University
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Lecturer in Social Policy and Criminology, The Open University
