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Scientists solve ‘the biggest mystery in the universe’ after finding ‘impossible’ stars which are 300 times the size of our sun

Current theories suggest that stars cannot grow to this size naturally
But observations show at least four stars break this rule

Scientists have come up with a theory which could answer one of the biggest mysteries in the universe.

In 2010, NASA scientists discovered four stars which absolutely dwarf anything that comes before them – they are 300 times as massive as the Sun, and twice as large as it was predicted stars [...]

Coldest of cold cases: Scientists recover world’s oldest blood sample from a murder victim preserved in ice for 5,000 years

Scientists have discovered what is thought to be the oldest blood sample known to man on the body of a 5,000 year old mummy found in an Italian glacier.

The modern-day cold case investigation has thrown new light onto the life of Oetzi the Iceman, as he has been dubbed by experts, after being discovered in a frozen glacier 22 years ago.

A series of tests have revealed what his last meal [...]

A major breakthrough: Scientists grow sperm in lab

Scientists have made a major breakthrough that could soon see human sperm grown in the laboratory.

Sperm being prepared for IVF treatment Photo: Eddie Mulholland

10:53AM GMT 02 Jan 2012

(Telegraph) The development opens up the possibility of infertile men being able to father their own children rather than using donor sperm.

Researchers in Germany and Israel were able to grow mouse sperm from a few cells in a laboratory dish.

In a world first a [...]

Stats: Women Make Longer Phone Calls

Women make fewer phone calls than men, but their calls last 16% longer, according to a study of 3,103 mobile-phone customers in Italy and Greece. Guido Friebel of Goethe University in Germany and Paul Seabright of the Toulouse School of Economics in France also looked at call-center employees in Germany and found that calls allocated to women lasted 15% longer than those routed to men; these female employees were just [...]