Science
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US stops endorsing covid-19 shots for kids – are other vaccines next?
US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F Kennedy Jr Tasos Katopodis/Getty One of the top vaccine experts at…
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Dazzling oak leaf prints merge science and nature
Everything in the forest is the forest Clare Hewitt An average mature oak tree grows hundreds of thousands of leaves…
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Women find other women’s faces even more attractive than men do
Women’s faces are widely considered more attractive than men’s AleksandarNakic/Getty Images Female faces are regarded as more attractive than male…
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The best new sci-fi of June 2025 featuring Taylor Jenkins Reid’s alternate 1980s
June’s new science fiction includes a space opera from Megan E. O’Keefe Science Photo Library / Alamy Stock Photo Do…
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We may have discovered the first-ever stars powered by dark matter
A strange type of star could be powered by dark matter Artsiom P/Shutterstock Astronomers have found the strongest evidence yet…
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Japan’s Resilience moon lander has crashed into the lunar surface
The surface of the moon, as seen from orbit by Resilience before it crashed ispace SMBC x HAKUTO-R VENTURE MOON…
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Retinal implant restores sight for blind mice
Damage to the retina at the back of the eye can lead to blindness BSIP SA/Alamy A retinal implant has…
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Taurine may not be a key driver of ageing after all
Taurine supplements have been considered promising for delaying ageing, but that may not be the case Shutterstock / Eugeniusz Dudzinski…
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Worms team up to form tentacles when they want to go places
What do you do when food is running low and you are a tiny, millimetre-long worm? The answer, it turns…
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We’ve figured out how our brains sort imagination from reality
Similar brain regions are involved in imagination and perceiving reality Naeblys/Alamy How do you tell if something is real or…
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