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Cambridge scientists have unveiled new data on the mechanisms of a contagious tumor that threatens Tasmanian devils (Photo credit: Save the Tasmanian Devil)

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New hope of vaccine for Tasmanian devil’s contagious killer tumor

Cambridge scientists have unveiled new data on the mechanisms of a contagious tumor that threatens Tasmanian devils' survival in the wild.

The Spitzer space telescope has peered through dust and gas to establish a new value for the Hubble Constant (Image: NASA)

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Spitzer space telescope observations reveal expansion rate of the Universe

Infrared observation by the Spitzer space telescope have allowed astronomers to determine the most accurate and precise estimate to date of the Hubble constant - the rate at which our Universe is expanding.

Artist's impression of a proton-proton collision producing a pair of gamma rays (yellow) in the ATLAS detector (Image: CERN)

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Is it or isn't it? The Higgs boson story

The massive boson recently discovered at CERN may or may not be the Higgs boson - we're going to try and clarify the situation for you.

Artist's rendering showing a NIF target pellet inside a hohlraum capsule with laser beams entering through openings on either end.Photo: NIF

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This battle station is fully operational - the world's largest laser nears completion

A new mega laser facility in California can deliver 500 trillion watts of power in a 20-nanosecond burst and will be used to provide fusion data for nuclear weapons simulations, probe the secrets of the universe and could lead to practical fusion energy.