Science
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Pluto may have captured its moon Charon with a brief kiss
Pluto (right) and its moon Charon, photographed by NASA’s New Horizons probe in 2015 NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI Pluto and its moon Charon…
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The most iconic images taken during the covid-19 pandemic
A covid-19 hospital under construction in Wuhan, China STR/AFP via Getty Images It has been five years since covid-19 emerged,…
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Electric fields could mine rare earth metals with less harm
Mining for rare earth metals comes with environmental consequences Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg via Getty Images Rare earth elements used in smartphones…
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Permafrost thaw beneath Arctic lakes poses surprise pollution threat
Thermokarst lakes, formed from thawing permafrost, in Alaska The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images As the Arctic gets warmer, large…
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The best new sci-fi novels this month featuring Cory Doctorow and Nnedi Okarofor
All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall takes place in a flooded future New York City Shutterstock /…
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Why becoming the right kind of optimist can transform your health
It is hard to tell if a chicken is an optimist. After all, you can’t ask it if a glass…
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The key events during the covid-19 pandemic
Travel restrictions were quickly put in place worldwide JIJI PRESS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock These are the key events of the covid-19 pandemic, from…
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Global treaty is failing to curb ultra-potent HFC-23 greenhouse gas emissions
Air-conditioning units, which often use HFC gases, on a building in Shenyang, China Visual China Group via Getty Images Emissions…
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Climate change may have killed ancient ‘hobbit’ hominins
Artist’s impression of a group of Homo floresiensis with a freshly killed stegodon (Stegodon florensis insularis) MAURICIO ANTON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY…
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Five years on, have we learned the lessons of covid-19?
Science initially struggled to match the pace of the pandemic, leaving people unclear of the best ways to stay safe…
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