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3D printing used to rebuild face
March 14, 2014, 1 p.m.
A UK-based medical team has used 3D printing technology to rebuild a patient’s face.
Jade Rabbit re-awakens
Feb. 18, 2014, 1:09 p.m.
In the last few days the Jade Rabbit on the Moon rover has been able to transmit signals back to Earth, suggesting its mission isn’t over just yet.
Rhino hunting license sold for $350,000
Jan. 27, 2014, 2:44 p.m.
A permit to hunt and kill an endangered black rhino was sold at auction for $350,000, making news headlines around the world.
2014: The year of crystals
Dec. 31, 2013, noon
Happy New Year! The United Nations have named 2014 the International Year of Crystallography, marking 400 years since Kepler first examined the symmetry of snowflakes.
Ancient DNA from "Pit of Bones" sequenced
Dec. 12, 2013, noon
DNA retrieved from a 400,000-year-old leg bone has raised new questions about human evolution.
Philippines: The wake of a super typhoon
Nov. 20, 2013, noon
On 9 November, Super Typhoon Haiyan broke records by making landfall with wind speeds over 315 kilometres per hour.
Experts reset the body's clock
Nov. 7, 2013, noon
Using specially modified mice, scientists at Kyoto University have found a way to “reset” the part of the brain responsible for keeping track of time, raising the possibility of a cure for the effects of jet lag. Watch Time Zones to learn more about why international travel disrupts our body clocks.
Fright Night!
Oct. 31, 2013, noon
To mark Halloween, we take a look at the origin of some of its traditions – from carving pumpkins to ducking for apples to trick or treating.
Watch Expansion and Contraction to find out the scientific explanation behind supposedly “haunted” houses!
Nobel prizes announced
Oct. 8, 2013, noon
Two of this year’s Nobel prizes have been announced, recognising outstanding achievements in physiology and physics. The former went to a trio of scientists who have together explained how cells in the body organise and transport molecules, while the latter has been awarded to François Englert and Peter Higgs for their theories on mass and subatomic particles.
Watch Nobel and Dynamite to find out more about the man who founded the Nobel awards.
Scientists say hello to several new species
Sept. 24, 2013, noon
Over the summer, scientists have introduced the world to several newly discovered species, including lizards, birds and a new type of spiny rat – the latter found living in the island group where Alfred Russel Wallace formulated his influential theories of evolution in the 19th century.
Watch Darwin’s Dilemma to find out how Wallace’s work helped to inspire the writings of Charles Darwin.