Science
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 will now almost certainly miss Earth in 2032
Astronomers have raced to observe asteroid 2024 YR4 NASA/Magdalena Ridge 2.4m telescope/New Mexico Institute of Technology/Ryan The world’s space agencies…
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Time can move both forwards and backwards at the quantum scale
Does time move backwards in some situations? sakkmesterke/Alamy Some quantum systems may have two arrows of time, one running forwards…
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Mini-brains have been fused to resemble that of a 40-day-old fetus
Brain organoids derived from human embryonic stem cells being grown in the lab ARTHUR CHIEN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Human “mini-brains” that…
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Striking artworks reveal the beauty of mushrooms and other soil life
Fly Agaric Marshmallow Laser Feast Soils around the world are polluted, worn out, over-fertilised and exhausted. How did we get…
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Our Brains, Our Selves review: Riveting case studies show how neurology shapes us
What marks out individuals from each other? Is it possible to change personality overnight? Neil Massey/Millennium Images, UK Our Brains, Our SelvesMasud…
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AI can decode digital data stored in DNA in minutes instead of days
DNA can store digital data, such as visual and audio files Science Picture Co / Alamy Artificial intelligence can read…
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Volcano in Ethiopia is releasing unusually large plumes of methane
Satellite view of Mount Fentale in Ethiopia Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2025 A volcano in Ethiopia is spewing unusually…
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Mice seen giving ‘first aid’ to unconscious companions
A mouse tends to an unconscious peer by pulling its tongue Wenjian Sun et al. 2025 When they find another…
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NOAA scientists refuse to link warming weather to climate change
Extreme weather, including hurricanes, has increased with climate change MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC The US National Oceanic…
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How does astronomy fit into astrophysics – and does it matter?
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured a tightly bound pair of actively forming stars, known as Herbig-Haro 46/47 NASA,…
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