Scientists find Afghan oil paintings that date back hundreds of years before the Renaissance
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Pressure group sends out new invitations for presidential candidates to discuss science
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Report shows that last year’s spending up 11% on 2006
The benefits of outreach programmes that bring researchers into schools
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Alan Stern gives no reason for leaving role
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Veteran of science fiction also remembered for scientific foresight
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Polish priest Michael Heller scoops spiritual award
Read article: Templeton Prize again goes to physicist
Ex-Fermilab researcher becomes Democratic congressman
Read article: Physicist wins by-election for US Congress
Michael Banks reviews the TV documentary Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe
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What to expect from a PhD
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