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Scientists unearth mysteries of giant, moving Moroccan star dune
Parts of the structure are younger than expected while an east wind blows the whole thing...
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Researchers study brain activity of surgeons for signs of cognitive overload
Team at Imperial College London say techniques could be used to flag warning signs during surgeryIt...
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Single orca seen killing great white shark off South African coast
Attack on juvenile is thought to be first known time a lone orca has hunted down...
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Archaeologists find Pompeii fresco depicting Greek mythological siblings
Phrixus and Helle are depicted in vibrant colours with exquisite artistry in remarkable discoveryIn a remarkable...
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Scientist fed classified information to China, says Canada intelligence report
Report says Xiangguo Qiu secretly worked with Wuhan Institute for Virology and posed a ‘threat to...
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‘Joyful madness’: ANU scientist wins global prize for ‘dancing his PhD’ about kangaroos
Four-minute video features drag queens, twerking, ballerinas, a classical Indian dancer and a bunch of friends...
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Odysseus craft’s moon mission to be cut short after sideways landing
Intuitive Machines, private company behind lander, says mission will end after five days rather than the...
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Japan’s moon lander survives two-week lunar night after wonky landing
Unmanned Slim spacecraft responds to signal from Earth after touching down at awkward angle in JanuaryJapan’s...
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Japan to launch world’s first wooden satellite to combat space pollution
The environmentally friendly LignoSat probe – set to orbit this summer – has been created to...
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Japan launches second flagship H3 rocket a year after inaugural flight self-destructed
Space agency announces ‘successful liftoff’ and says rocket has already released one micro-satelliteJapan’s space agency has...
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Deja brew: chemistry professor’s latest advice on tea drinking – try grapefruit
Fresh from controversially suggesting adding salt to tea, Michelle Francl says eating fruit can prolong caffeine...
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Genetics journal retracts 18 papers from China due to human rights concerns
Researchers used samples from populations deemed by experts and campaigners to be vulnerable to exploitation, including...
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Stone age wall found at bottom of Baltic Sea ‘may be Europe’s oldest megastructure’
Structure stretches for almost a kilometre off coast of Germany and may have once stood by...
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UK’s leading agricultural research facility facing funding crisis
Exclusive: Rothamsted Research is having to pause ‘non-essential’ work, according to a letter from its directorThe...
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‘Absolutely amazing’: 1,800-year-old shattered Roman arm guard is reconstructed from 100 pieces
National Museums Scotland restores soldier’s brass guard, only the third of its kind known to existA...
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Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ craft makes lunar landing but is unable to generate electricity via solar power – as it happened
Slim spacecraft landed on the moon and is communicating with earth but is not generating electricityJapan’s...
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Children living near green spaces ‘have stronger bones’
Bone strength is set in childhood so better park access could prevent fractures in older people,...
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Nasa unveils quiet supersonic aircraft in effort to revive commercial flights
In launch event on Friday, agency shared plans to test over US cities to see if...
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DNA test can detect 18 early stage cancers, scientists say
US biotech firm designs cheaper, less invasive multi-cancer screening test it says could be ‘gamechanger’Scientists have...
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Aditya-L1: India’s solar mission reaches sun’s orbit
After four-month journey, Aditya-L1 will measure and observe sun’s outermost layersIndia’s solar observation mission has entered...
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Scientists decry wasted opportunity as thousands of frozen eggs languish in IVF storage across Australia
Despite a surplus of eggs at fertility clinics around the country, very few end up being...
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Scientists call for review of UK’s 14-day rule on embryo research
Extending the limit could help uncover causes of recurrent miscarriage and congenital conditions, experts sayScientists are...
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Academic paper based on Uyghur genetic data retracted over ethical concerns
Exclusive: Study published in 2019 used blood and saliva samples from 203 Uyghur and Kazakh people...