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Chinese rocket has crashed back to Earth but no one knows where

Chinese rocket has crashed back to Earth but no one knows...

On Monday, China launched its Long March-5B rocket to carry the final module to...

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How the Higgs boson could reveal the fate of our universe

How the Higgs boson could reveal the fate of our universe

It's just over ten years ago that the Higgs boson was first discovered. Physicist...

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Does the UK need new nuclear plants like Sizewell C to reach net zero?

Does the UK need new nuclear plants like Sizewell C to...

With the cost of renewables and batteries plummeting, some academics argue that...

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What US midterm elections mean for climate policy and public health

What US midterm elections mean for climate policy and public...

The outcome of state and national elections on 8 November will shape the next two...

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Drought, not lithium mining, is drying out Chile's largest salt flat

Drought, not lithium mining, is drying out Chile's largest...

Lithium mining has been blamed for the drying out of a region in the Andes where...

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Planets around graveyard star were consumed before Earth was even born

Planets around graveyard star were consumed before Earth...

A strangely cool star that has been dead for more than 10 billion years contains...

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Brazil election: Lula win hailed as victory for the Amazon

Brazil election: Lula win hailed as victory for the Amazon

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who campaigned to protect the rainforest, narrowly beat...

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A soup of omicron subvariants could drive the next covid-19 wave

A soup of omicron subvariants could drive the next covid-19...

The subvariants BQ.1.1 and XBB may somewhat evade prior immunity, however, further...

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Ghostwatch interview: Writer of cult paranormal TV show tells all

Ghostwatch interview: Writer of cult paranormal TV show...

In 1992, a TV show petrified millions of UK viewers with a “live” investigation...

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JWST finds ancient galaxy may actually be two galaxies merging

JWST finds ancient galaxy may actually be two galaxies...

The James Webb Space Telescope has cast its eye on one of the oldest known galaxies,...

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Genetically modified mosquitoes cut the insect's number by 96 per cent

Genetically modified mosquitoes cut the insect's number...

In a city in Brazil, male mosquitoes were released that expressed a gene that meant...

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An incredibly bright star has lost its gas and is just a leftover core

An incredibly bright star has lost its gas and is just...

One of the brightest stars we see in the night sky has lost its outer layers of...

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The cosmologist who claims to have evidence for the multiverse

The cosmologist who claims to have evidence for the multiverse

Cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton says our universe is one of many – and she argues...

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Gravitational waves could reveal the existence of quark matter

Gravitational waves could reveal the existence of quark...

Two neutron stars smashing together may produce a form of matter not seen before....

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Rhino horns have got smaller over time as poachers target big prizes

Rhino horns have got smaller over time as poachers target...

A database of photos taken from 1886 to 2019 reveals that horn size has gradually...

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Will Ukraine deploy lethal autonomous drones against Russia?

Will Ukraine deploy lethal autonomous drones against Russia?

Ukraine has used drones in innovative ways throughout the Russia-Ukraine war, and...