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Technology

A US military robot ship has fired a large missile for the first time

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Technology

Wooden robot arm is powered by plastic muscles

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Space

Black holes just got much more complicated thanks to quantum pressure

News

Life

Tooth decay has been a problem for primates for 54 million years

News

Life

Scorpions develop a sting in the tail before they are ready to use it

News

Technology

Almost no one encrypts their emails because it is too much of a hassle

News

Technology

Why has El Salvador officially adopted bitcoin as its currency?

News

Environment

Even tiny green spaces in cities help urban wildlife biodiversity

News

Life

A glimpse at Greenland's deep-sea ecosystems threatened by fishing

News

Technology

AI can detect a deepfake face because its pupils have jagged edges

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Life

Sea fireflies adapted their threatening glow to attract mates

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Life

Army ants use temporary bases to store food when raiding insect nests

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Environment

Most CO2 from Australia’s megafires has been offset by algal blooms

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Environment

Shifting jet stream due to warming could threaten Europe from 2060

News

Space

Planet-eating stars can be identified by their telltale chemistry

News

Health

Rare genetic variants play important role in people who live to be 100

News

Humans

Piles of animal dung reveal the location of an ancient Arabian oasis

News

Health

Sharon Peacock interview: How we track down new coronavirus variants

News

Life

Why are orcas ‘attacking’ fishing boats off the coast of Gibraltar?

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SpaceX is about to send the first ever all-amateur mission into orbit

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Health

Is the delta coronavirus variant more dangerous for children?

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