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UN space database aimed at easing global tensions is mysteriously down

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Global warming already causing crop losses of over $20 billion a year

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Mathematicians put AI to work on Fermat's last theorem

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The sneaky maths trick for solving problems without answering them

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2026 eclipse: 5 citizen science projects you can contribute to

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Special relativity can warp chemical bonds – now we've seen it happen

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Resuscitated human retinas respond to light 10 hours after death

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Mathematics of thermodynamics is being rewritten after 200 years

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Injection halves risk of chromosome error common in older human eggs

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A worm that lived half a billion years ago preferred turning right

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Seeding clouds with seawater could prevent a super El Niño

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This book is essential reading before watching the new Odyssey film

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The 5 must-watch science shows of 2026 so far

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The 4 best science-fiction shows of 2026 so far

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A surprisingly detailed look at the physics of a lugworm's poop

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Our fertility window could be extended by making ovaries softer

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Occam’s razor has lost its edge. Can we sharpen our search for truth?

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Why Schrödinger's 1944 classic What Is Life? still feels prescient

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Lambs born via IVF using highly immature eggs in major breakthrough

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The allergy culprit histamine also boosts our memory

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How extreme heat affects the body – and the best ways to cope

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Peter Shor’s algorithm could break the internet – but he's not worried

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Does time come from the entire universe running computations?

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The strange metals forcing us to rethink how electricity really works

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Salt batteries are about to shake up EVs and grid storage

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Chris Packham: 'I'd throw myself in front of a T. Rex to be consumed'

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5 graphs that show how heatwaves are getting more dangerous

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Ovary identity shift after menopause may contribute to inflammation

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Ovaries may turn into an 'immune-like organ' after the menopause

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Bumblebee facial movements give clues to their inner lives

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Artefacts hint at cultural exchange between Neanderthals and humans

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How healthy is your brain? We now know how to find out

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5 things to know about sunscreen, according to a skin cancer expert

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Musical take on The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is moving and charming

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Collapse of AMOC ocean current may already be locked in

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Human brains may have got bigger for no particular reason

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Beetroot juice is trending – its benefits go beyond the hype

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Can the biggest problems in AI be solved by philosophy?

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‘Hobbit’ hominins scavenged meat left over by Komodo dragons

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A volcano has erupted remnants of Earth's primordial magma ocean

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Audacious mission to rescue NASA's falling telescope has launched

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Orangutan mothers seem to plan playdates for their offspring

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Evocative photos of Canadian Arctic win New Scientist Editors Award

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June heatwave may have killed around 20,000 people in Europe

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Random wobbles in time could finally solve gravity’s greatest mystery

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Synthetic biology may finally be ready to solve life's biggest mystery

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Geoengineering could expose plane passengers to sulphuric acid

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The best new popular science books of July 2026

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What is 'SpudCell'? Arguably the greatest bioengineering feat yet

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Have scientists really made a living cell from scratch? Not quite

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