Science
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The OA review: The late director David Lynch echoes through this TV show
Prairie Johnson (Brit Marling) returns home with secrets to tell JoJo Whilden/Netflix The OABrit Marling and Zal BatmanglijNetflix Like many…
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Kakeya conjecture: ‘Amazing’ spinning needle proof unlocks a whole new world of maths
The simplest shape traced out by a spinning needle (orange) is a circle, but shapes with a smaller area are possible,…
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Male octopus injects female with venom during sex to avoid being eaten
A male blue-lined octopus mounts a female during mating and injects venom into her body WEN-SUNG CHUNG During mating, some…
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Majorana 1: Microsoft under fire for claiming it has a new quantum computer
Microsoft’s Majorana 1 quantum computer John Brecher/Microsoft Last month Microsoft announced, with fanfare, that it had created a new kind…
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Four ways cuts at NOAA will make weather forecasts less reliable
A destructive tornado near Minden, Iowa in April 2024 Jonah Lange/Getty Images Widespread firings and staffing changes at the US…
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Thousands join Stand Up for Science rallies across the US
Stand Up for Science rally in Washington Square Park in New York City on 7 March James Dinneen Thousands of…
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Does education help build a cognitive reserve to ward off dementia?
Just one extra year of schooling could make all the difference to your cognitive health SolStock/Getty Images In 1972, the…
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Ozempic is increasingly being linked to vision loss. What’s the truth?
Like all medicines, Ozempic is not without side effects myskin/Shutterstock Ozempic, Wegovy and similar drugs are, without a doubt, revolutionising…
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Sex may have evolved as a way to pool resources during tough times
A whole lot of mating garter snakes seeer/Imazins/Getty Images Birds do it, a few bees get to do it –…
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Speeding star offers a rare glimpse of the Milky Way’s galactic centre
A map of the sky assembled using data from the Gaia space telescope, with the centre of the Milky Way…
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