Science
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Why it’s taking a century to pin down the speed of the universe
This Hubble Space Telescope image is cluttered with myriad galaxies NASA, ESA, B. Sunnquist, J. Mack, J. Lotz (STScI), HFF…
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NASA is facing the biggest crisis in its history
NASA faces massive cuts under a proposed budget homas Lammeyer/imageBROKER/Shutterstock The Trump administration’s proposal to wipe out a quarter of…
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Private ispace Resilience probe will attempt lunar landing this week
Artist’s impression of the Resilience lunar lander ispace A private spacecraft will attempt to land on the moon this week,…
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Quarter of people follow rules even with no downside to breaking them
Break the rules, or fall in line? Meizhi Lang/Unsplash Would you follow a rule, even if doing so harms you…
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There may be a surprising upside to losing coral reefs as oceans warm
Satellite view of coral reefs in New Caledonia Shutterstock/BEST-BACKGROUNDS There might be an upside to the loss of coral reefs.…
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Does the old concept of companion planting have any science behind it?
Planting herbs with your tomatoes may lift yields and deter pests Shutterstock/Irina WS As an obsessive plant collector with little…
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Best quantum ‘transistor’ yet could lead to more accurate computers
The ion-trap chip used to test a single qubit Dr Jochen Wolf and Dr Tom Harty A new record has…
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Murderbot review: How the new TV series made me a reluctant convert
Murderbot (Alexander Skarsgård) just wants to be left alone Apple TV+ MurderbotApple TV+ Friends and colleagues spent years trying to get…
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The global temperature may be even higher than we thought
Global warming is making wildfires more frequent and more destructive Noah Berger/Associated Press/Alamy The world has warmed even more than…
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There’s growing evidence the big five mass extinctions never happened
The end-Permian mass extinction was the deadliest event in Earth’s history. Also called the Great Dying, it is thought to…
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