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Earth

Dead spacecraft are seeding the upper atmosphere with metal

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Physics

Dark stars may be waiting in a mirror universe for us to discover them

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Environment

Hurricane damage to forests could release huge amount of stored carbon

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Mind

People’s ‘speed of sight’ varies and this may explain sporting prowess

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Physics

Quantum physicists just got more certain about quantum uncertainty

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Life

Monkeys in Thailand took up stone tools when covid-19 stopped tourism

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Technology

Google wants to solve tricky physics problems with quantum computers

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Health

Probiotics helped reduce fatigue and memory loss from long covid

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Technology

AI learns to recognise objects with the efficiency of a newborn chick

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Physics

Springs made from rusty metallic glass could power nanorobots

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Life

Chimpanzees recognise photos of friends they haven't seen for decades

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Physics

Snowflakes fall to the ground according to a universal pattern

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Space

Radio bursts from space are exhibiting a strange ‘sad trombone’ effect

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Technology

Aloe vera plants turned into energy-storing supercapacitors

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Environment

Much of North America may face electricity shortages starting in 2024

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Technology

AI discovers new class of antibiotics to kill drug-resistant bacteria

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Health

Slower arm speed may be why older people fall more easily after a slip

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Life

The microbes that give cheddar cheese its distinct flavour

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Life

Sharks can be deterred from beaches by catching and releasing them

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