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'Nano tweezers' could help to diagnose and treat cancer © Tyler Irving/U of T Engineering News

‘Nano tweezers’ could help to diagnose and treat cancer

Wolves cooperate with humans just as well as dogs © Robert Bayer/WSC

Wolves cooperate with humans just as well as dogs

Humans may have an ancient ability to sense magnetic fields © Getty Images

Humans may have an ancient ability to sense magnetic fields

Dinosaurs snuffed out in their prime (Reconstruction of a late Maastrichtian (~66 million years ago) palaeoenvironment in North America, where a floodplain is roamed by dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex,Edmontosaurus and Triceratops. Image © Davide Bonadonna)

Dinosaurs snuffed out in their prime

Small, cool stars may be the best place to look for ET © NASA

Small, cool stars may be the best place to look for ET

Mice study suggests green tea and carrots may help to reduce Alzheimer’s-like symptoms © Getty Images

Mice study suggests green tea and carrots may help to reduce Alzheimer’s-like symptoms

Levitating particles could reveal how planets form © Melody Lim

Levitating particles could reveal how planets form

Spider silk could be used to make robotic muscles © Getty Images

Spider silk could be used to make robotic muscles

Missile threat? Don’t panic, tweet © Getty Images

Missile threat? Don’t panic, tweet

Bone marrow transplants could prevent memory loss © Getty Images

Bone marrow transplants could prevent memory loss

The violent past of Neptune's newest moon © ESA/Hubble, NASA, L. Calçada

Hippocamp, Neptune’s newest moon, had a violent past

Smart material made from squid teeth a potential plastic alternative © Getty Images

Smart material made from squid teeth a potential plastic alternative

Signs of ancient flowing water found on Mars © NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Mars Express Signs of ancient flowing water found on Mars

Strange blob-like creature could be the Earth's first moving lifeform © A. El Albani / IC2MP / CNRS - Université de Poitiers

Strange blob-like creature could be the Earth’s first moving lifeform