Love is in the air

It's that time of year again, when chocolates and flowers start doing the rounds and Valentine cards with messages of undying love appear, like mushrooms, overnight.

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Calls to remove Ibuprofen from supermarket shelves

You can buy Non Steroid Anti-Inflammatory Drugs over the counter, but they may be unsuitable, or even dangerous, for one in five adult Australians.

Olympic Mascots put on a brave face

Neve, a snowball, and Gliz, an ice cube, represent the two things absolutely necessary for the Winter Games: snow and ice. They were designed to personify wintertime, the harmony of sports and the power of athletes. But they bear a striking resemblance to Teletubbies.

Giant radish in intensive care

Herman, the German Giant rabbit, has hit the news with his record 22 lb weight, but in Japan a giant radish moves hearts

Ancient Greek Shipwreck Mapped

Robotic technology is the only way to reach deep shipwrecks like the one at Chios

Murder victim 'died 500 years ago'

French police attempted to identify a murder victim for 2 years before radiocarbon dating showed she was 500 years old

St Valentine's Day, the MatchMakers Festival

Why choose a particular day, 14 February, as a celebration of Love? Lupercalia was a Roman ritual of purification and fertility dating from such an ancient time that even the Romans of the first century Common Era had totally forgotten what it was all about.

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