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Extinct yak relative discovered from DNA in Denisova cave

Genetic analysis of hundreds of tiny bone fragments found in the same cave that yielded the first fossil remains of the …

AI finds bafflingly complex but beautiful symmetrical Venn diagram

Creating rotationally symmetrical Venn diagrams of increasing size is a long-standing mathematical challenge - now an am…

Plaque unveiled to honour Beagle 2 mission leader

The plaque, unveiled at the M Shed in Bristol, recognises Colin Pillinger who led the 2003 probe mission to Mars.