Science
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The Prestige is just as clever and thrilling 30 years on
Angier (Hugh Jackman) in the film version of The Prestige AJ Pics/Alamy The PrestigeChristopher Priest (Tor Essentials, available in the UK and the…
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How to spot the Delta Aquariids meteor shower this month
John Chumack/Science Photo Library One of my favourite ways to stargaze is to spend a few hours with friends chatting…
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Signs of alien life on exoplanet K2-18b have all but vanished
An artist’s impression of the exoplanet K2-18b A. Smith/N. Mandhusudhan Hopes of finding alien life on planet K2-18b are rapidly…
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A vast bubble around a dying star is too big to comprehend
The bubble of gas around the red supergiant DFK 52 ALMA/Mark Siebert et al. 2025 A dying star is expelling…
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We are undergoing unprecedented loss of freshwater across the planet
Water is being depleted at sites around the world Intensive groundwater pumping, evaporation and melting due to rising global temperatures…
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Negative social ties, like frenemies, could be ageing you
The company we keep could affect our health Rob Wilkinson/Alamy Many of us have people in our lives who bring…
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Neanderthals were probably maggot-munchers, not hyper-carnivores
Maggots in rotting meat could have been an important part of ancient diets Chronicle/Alamy Neanderthals may not have been the…
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Solar drone with wingspan wider than jumbo jet could fly for months
The Skydweller drone Skydweller A solar-powered surveillance drone with a wingspan larger than a Boeing 747 jumbo jet could fly…
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Major carbon sink may have vanished for a second year in a row
Vegetation like that in the Chapada das Mesas National Park, Brazil, is no longer removing as much CO₂ from the…
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Fictional female robots have a long history, and it’s often quite dark
Alex Garland’s 2015 film Ex Machina and Sierra Greer’s Annie Bot (pictured below) follow a long tradition of female robots…
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