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Space

Our galaxy’s black hole may have made a huge X-ray flare 205 years ago

The supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way may have blasted out a powerful burst of X-rays two centuries ago, possibly due to eating a star

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Space

It may have been snowing on Mars 400,000 years ago

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Environment

Spanish heatwave: Is climate change behind record heat in Europe?

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Physics

Exotic cosmic objects in string theory may look like leaky black holes

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Physics

We finally know why bubbles rise in a straight line in champagne

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Environment

Why saving Britain's rivers means more than cleaning up sewage

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Mind

Psychedelics may increase entropy in the brain's vision centre

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Health

Doctors are hypnotising people before surgery to help reduce anxiety

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A black-and-white photo of a man dressed in warm furs crouching down next to Balto, a dog that appears to be a dark-furred husky type dog. Behind them is a brick building.

Life

Balto's genome reveals famed sledge dog was a mutt

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Blobs of worms untangle in milliseconds with a corkscrew wiggle

Life

Blobs of worms untangle in milliseconds with a corkscrew wiggle

California blackworms gather together in tangled-up balls to preserve moisture during droughts, but they can rapidly separate when they perceive danger thanks to a special helical wriggle

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Technology

Fluent answers from AI search engines are more likely to be wrong

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Life

Evolutionary oddball has seven genomes inside a single cell

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Life

Hyenas seen sharing their dens with porcupines and warthogs

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Technology

Watch a weird robot wiggle and flap like a seal moving on land

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