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Mystery of 17th-century warship wreck off UK coast is solved by scientists

Scientists have solved the mystery of the identity of a 17th-century Dutch warship wrecked off the coast of England while carrying slabs of fine Italian marble.
Asteroid the size of an elephant passes Earth in one of closest encounters ever

An asteroid the size of an elephant has passed by Earth in one of the closest encounters ever recorded.
Baby deaths mystery from 1930s solved by researchers finding 'abnormal' gene shape link to vitamin D side-effects

An 80-year-old mystery linked to a wave of baby deaths in the 1930s and 1940s has finally been solved by researchers.
Earth's inner core may have stopped spinning as part of seven-decade cycle, say scientists

The spinning core at the centre of Earth may have recently stopped rotating, relative to the surface, as part of a seven-decade cycle, scientists have said.
Ants can 'sniff out' cancer in urine, scientists find

Ants can smell cancer in urine, scientists have found.

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