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Stunning Nasa animation reveals dynamic magnetic fields of the sun

A stunning Nasa animation has captured magnetic field activity on the sun from January 2011 to July 2013, displaying it through multi-coloured moving lines. The video, uploaded online on 29 January, shows how magnetic field lines shoot off the powerful star, with some looping back towards the surface. Feb 3, 2016

Republican debate: Presidential candidates tear in to absent Donald Trump in Iowa

Even in boycotting a debate with his Republican rivals, front-runner Donald Trump managed to upstage the event on 28 January with a typical dramatic flourish. Instead of attending a seventh debate, the former reality TV star held a competing event across town that he said raised $6m (£4m) for US military veterans. In doing so, he cast a shadow over his rivals, who frequently tossed barbs his way. Jan 29, 2016

Doomsday Clock remains at three minutes to midnight

Continued threats from climate change and nuclear arsenals prompted the scientists who maintain the Doomsday Clock, a symbolic countdown to global catastrophe, to keep the clock at three minutes to midnight. Jan 27, 2016
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