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Revolutionary new valve could save children from repeated open-heart surgery © Sophie C Hofferberth/Boston Children’s Hospital

Revolutionary new valve could save children from repeated open-heart surgery

Much more methane emitted from fossil fuels than previously thought - but this is actually good news © Getty Images

Much more methane emitted from fossil fuels than previously thought – but this is actually good news

Statins could reduce ovarian cancer risk by 40 per cent © Getty Images

Statins could reduce ovarian cancer risk by 40 per cent

‘Breakthrough in fertility’ after baby born from egg matured and frozen in lab © Getty Images

‘Breakthrough in fertility’ after baby born from egg matured and frozen in lab

Scotland-Northern Ireland bridge: doable, just “eye-wateringly expensive”

Scotland-Northern Ireland bridge Doable, just “eye-wateringly expensive”

Australian researchers develop 'British wealth proof' solar cells © Getty Images

Australian researchers develop ‘British-weatherproof’ solar cells

Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos speaks after receiving the 2019 International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Excellence in Industry Award during the the 70th International Astronautical Congress at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on October 22, 2019 © MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Amazon boss pledges $10bn of his $100bn+ fortune to tackle climate change

SETI begins search for 'technosignatures' in the hunt for alien life © Getty Images

SETI begins search for ‘technosignatures’ in the hunt for alien life

Seek and destroy: beneficial bacteria programmed to fight cancer © Getty Images

Seek and destroy: beneficial bacteria programmed to fight cancer

Sensitivity in brain region controlling vision could lead to migraines © Getty Images

The cause of migraines could be in sight (quite literally)

Climate change declared 'emergency' by 11,000 scientists © Rui Vieira/PA

Last month was world’s hottest January on record

Looking back at Spitzer’s greatest photos © NASA/Spitzer

Looking back at Spitzer’s greatest photos

BP oil spill: 'invisible' pollution spread even further than believed © Getty Images

BP oil spill: ‘invisible’ pollution spread even further than believed

Even light activity reduces risk of depression in young people, study suggests © Getty Images

Even light activity reduces risk of depression in young people, study suggests

New definition for hikikomori may help to identify and treat extreme social isolation around the globe © Alamy

Hikikomori Identifying extreme social isolation