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Thursday, 6 March 2014
The deadliest dinosaur to have roamed Europe has been unearthed by Portuguese scientists.
Monday, 17 June 2013
Scientists have discovered the beginning of an active fault system off the coast of Portugal.
Monday, 16 May 2011
A full-blown malaria infection provides protection against new infections of the parasite, a new study has found.
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Astronomers have announced the discovery of 32 new planets outside our solar system, some of them only a few times larger than Earth.
Friday, 8 May 2009
The discovery of giant trilobites in northern Portugal reveals the once ubiquitous marine creature mated en masse and used its numbers for protection, say European researchers.
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
Scientists believe they have found a way of protecting astronauts from a dangerous source of space radiation, thus lifting a major doubt clouding the dream to send humans to Mars.
Tuesday, 7 October 2008
Hundreds of animals, including the Tasmanian devil, have been added to the list of species threatened with extinction, an international report released today says.
Thursday, 5 April 2007
Scribbly Gum They invade houses and get into food, bedding and clothes. They stink, stain floors when squashed, and destroy backyard veggie gardens. They are Portuguese millipedes - and every year these feral pests invade parts of southern Australia in plague proportions.