Science
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Trillion dollars’ worth of platinum waiting to be mined on the moon
Lunar craters could be a rich source of platinum NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Craters on the moon could hold over…
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Dogs pollute water with pesticides even weeks after flea treatment
Dogs treated for fleas release insect-killing chemicals into water when they swim Natalya_Maisheva/Shutterstock If your dog will jump in the…
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Under a Metal Sky review: A rich new history of our obsession with extracting Earth’s resources
Sunset over the ruins of Wheal Coates in Cornwall, once among the UK’s most important tin mines David Chapman/Alamy Under…
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Italian festival of the snake-catchers revealed in colourful photos
A statue of the saint in Cucullo, Italy, is draped with harmless local snakes Piero Castellano Every year on 1…
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PTSD symptoms took nearly 10 years to improve in most 9/11 responders
Firefighter Gerard McGibbon prays after the World Trade Center buildings collapsed on 11 September 2001 Mario Tama/Getty Images For most…
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Should you still learn a second language if AI can translate for you?
AI translation apps can help you connect with other people – but at what cost? Ventz/Getty Images I have long…
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At this rate, carbon dioxide removal will never matter for the climate
If greenhouse gas emissions aren’t curbed, carbon dioxide removal won’t make a difference YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images The nascent…
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Any wall can be turned into a camera to see around corners
Technology for seeing around corners would be of use to the military Matthew Horwood/Getty Images An ordinary camera could soon…
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The Ministry of Time’s Kaliane Bradley on how time travel was a metaphor for controlling her narrative
“I would have to establish some rules for how time travel worked” … Kaliane Bradley DreamcatcherDiana/Shutterstock The embarrassing truth about…
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Read a short extract from Kaliane Bradley’s The Ministry of Time for June’s Book Club
Kaliane Bradley’s protagonist is given some unexpected news in The Ministry of Time andrey_l/Shutterstock The interviewer said my name, which…
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