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Dental checks can't verify the age of child asylum seekers

The ages of migrants seeking asylum as unaccompanied children cannot be accurately determined using dental X-rays or bone scans, says Tim Cole

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Pluto

Space

New Horizons discovery raises solar wind riddle around Pluto

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What the sun would look like if you had X-ray vision

Space

What the sun would look like if you had X-ray vision

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Last Word

Clouding the issue

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Cosmic rays drive the galactic pottery wheel

Space

Cosmic rays drive the galactic pottery wheel

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Strange love for cold-war-era slide rules

Earth

Strange love for cold-war-era slide rules

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Us vs universe: Adventures in breaking light speed

Space

Us vs universe: Adventures in breaking light speed

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Cosmic ray blitz: Space invaders that fry electronics

Space

Cosmic ray blitz: Space invaders that fry electronics

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Boost for cancer therapy sought by Ashya King's family

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Boost for cancer therapy sought by Ashya King's family

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The surprising power of the unseen

Physics

The surprising power of the unseen

Primitive notions about hidden beings and forces have helped shaped science, argues Philip Ball in his book Invisible: The dangerous allure of the unseen

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Space

Biggest X-ray eye in space to hunt hot cosmic objects

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Physics

Water that stays liquid below freezing probed by lasers

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Life

Mummy X-rays let you peel its body to reveal insides

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Life

Surreal X-ray movie reveals how a fly beats its wings

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