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The collapse of the AMOC would be catastrophic. How will we know when it’s coming?
Europe faces incredibly harsh winters and unrelenting droughts if the vital AMOC ocean current fails – but when disaster will strike and how
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SpaceX’s Starship will orbit Earth for first time during next flight
Starship's next test flight will be its first orbital mission. The craft will also release working Starlink V3 satellites for the first time
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Physicists are scrambling to make sense of possible dark matter signal
Following the possible recent detection of a dark matter particle, researchers have already come up with a veritable cornucopia of possible
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Fishapod fossil shows early elbows came in a variety of forms
The fish that preceded the first four-legged land animals came in a wider variety of forms than we had thought, and fossils show that one ha
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Our brain evolved from two primitive nervous systems that merged
The front and back parts of our brain come from different progenitor cells in embryos, which suggests they evolved as separate entities
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See the dazzling images that won Astronomy Photographer of the Year
Stunning pictures of nebulae, stars, the moon and more took top prizes in this year's astrophotography competition, organised by the Royal O
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Robots clash in first naval engagement between uncrewed sea drones
Earlier this month, the Ukrainian Navy used an uncrewed vessel to attack and sink an uncrewed naval robot operated by Russian forces
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Beautiful new cat species is first to be named in a century
The enigmatic tiger cats of South America now encompass a new species – the tilcayo – bringing the number of known tiger cat species to five
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Short bursts of exercise can boost your cognition
Just a couple of minutes of walking around or stretching every hour can improve memory and attention span
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Ancient skeleton shows woman in imperial China had her nose amputated
Texts from imperial China suggest that some crimes were punishable with unusual amputations and a 700-year-old skeleton appears to offer the
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Plug-in solar panels still have safety risks in the UK despite legalisation
Plug-in solar panels offer reduced bills and can help boost renewable energy on the UK's grid, but concerns around their safety remain
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T. rex teeth show the enormous predatory dinosaur was warm-blooded
Analysis of the chemistry of ancient T. rex tooth enamel adds weight to the idea that the fierce Cretaceous predator controlled its body tem
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Asteroid hit the moon and flung rocks 120 kilometres from the crater
Researchers have watched a huge crater form on the lunar surface, and its widespread effects could help inform future exploration of the moo
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Earth is getting less dusty – which is both good and bad
The amount of dust in the atmosphere has fallen, which is good for our lungs, but is a loss for ecosystems that depend on wind-borne nutrien
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Why it is time to restate the case for the importance of research on animals
Recent progress on alternatives to animal testing is hugely welcome. But talk of "phasing out" animal research completely is misleading and
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Twisteddoodles masters the universe
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
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Tom Gauld excludes an outlier from the study
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What is the most-used Beatles song in academic paper titles?
Feedback enjoys a new piece of research delving into papers whose titles mention Beatles songs – but wonders if there is an ulterior motive
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Why don’t dogs look up when a low-flying plane passes overhead? part 4
Yet more readers share their insights from their own four-legged friends – and one proposes a more general theory
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This week’s new questions
If every ship on the planet were hauled out of the water, how much would global sea levels change, and how quickly? How different would Eart
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Why can’t we cool water as quickly as we can heat it?
Our readers send in their thoughts – and one reveals they hold a Guinness World Record
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Satellite data gives clearer picture of how ice sheets are losing mass
The longest satellite record ever compiled shows the vast majority of ice loss from Greenland and Antarctica is due to glaciers flowing fast
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Emily St. John Mandel is back with a stunning sci-fi trip to a parallel world
Exit Party opens in a near-future Los Angeles just out of curfew, where two women attend a party that gets stranger by the minute. Welcome t
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Do olfactory illusions exist, similar to optical and audio illusions?
Readers sense this type of illusion does exist – and send in their personal experiences
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