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WHY ANIMALS PLAY DEAD
These species have mastered faking their own deaths for several different reasons
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THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE MAPS 3D AURORAE ON URANUS
An international team of researchers has uncovered new insights into the upper atmosphere of Uranus, where ions swirling above the ice giant's clouds meet its magnetic field.
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LASERS BEAM 'ARTIFICIAL STARS' INTO CHILE'S SKIES
The European Southern Observatory has released a breathtaking photo of the Milky Way shining over Paranal Observatory in Chile as lasers create artificial 'guide stars' in the dark sky above.
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WHISKERS AT WORK
How long hairs on a cat's face fine-tune their senses
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HOW AI IMPROVES CAR SAFETY
The vehicle technology that saves lives today - and the innovations that will soon make the roads safer for everyone
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APOLLO 17: THE LAST CREWED MOON LANDING
It's been over 50 years since the final Apollo mission, so why haven't we put astronauts on the Moon since then?
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WHAT IS LIMESCALE?
Why 'hard' water leaves chalky, flaky deposits wherever it settles
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Astronauts describe the moment a crack was discovered on their spacecraft
Chinese astronauts have described what happened when they were nearly stranded in space last year after a suspected piece of space junk struck their return capsule.
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory found 800,000 objects of interest in a single night
The newly commissioned Vera C. Rubin Observatory has issued 800,000 astronomy alerts in just one night, a staggering number of nightly discoveries that's expected to grow nearly tenfold by the end of this year.
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RETURN TO THE MOON
Project Artemis is accelerating its push to put humans back on Earth's orbital dancing partner before the end of the decade
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HEALING POWER OF ELECTRICITY
Forget pills – in the future, many ailments will be cured by speaking the body's electrical language
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THE MASSIVE MICROWAVE OVEN AND OTHER HOME APPLIANCE FIRSTS
Discover the prototypes of everything from the microwave to the electric toothbrush – and why some were unreliable, weird or downright dangerous
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HOW TO PREDICT METEOR SHOWERS
Although meteor showers look chaotic and random, we can predict their arrival by charting when our planet's orbit crosses with that of a disintegrating comet
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A MEDIEVALGOLD RING DISCOVERED IN NORWAY IS A 'RARE SPECIMEN'
An archaeologist excavating a medieval town in southern Norway had an \"out-of-body experience\" when she stumbled upon a dream find: a delicate gold ring with a dazzling blue gemstone.
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China's carbon dioxide emissions flatline in a turning point for the world's biggest emitter
Carbon dioxide emissions from China have flatlined or fallen for 21 months, meaning the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter may have reached a global turning point sooner than expected.
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SMART MOTORCYCLE HELMETS
How these protective shells have evolved into high-tech headgear
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WHAT ARE MANGROVES?
These plants on stilts have a unique structure that allows them to grow and live in shallow, brackish water
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HOW TO STOP SUBSEA CABLE SABOTAGE
It turns out that subsea cables are listening for approaching saboteurs, ready to alert officials
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Scientists identify a new spinosaur species
Around 95 million years ago, a Spinosaurus with a tall, blade-like crest on its head and a large sail on its back lived in what is now Niger.
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INSIDE THE WORLD'S FIRST COMBAT TANK
Take a ride in the British Mark I, the tank that broke the stalemate of trench warfare, but often killed its occupants in the process
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Scientists made AI ruder, and it got smarter
When artificial intelligence (AI) is allowed to behave more like a human communicator, it becomes a more effective debate partner that reaches more accurate conclusions, scientists have found.
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Saltwater crocodiles crossed the Indian Ocean before humans wiped them out
Saltwater crocodiles used to occupy a massive range that stretched across the Indian Ocean to the Seychelles, new DNA research confirms.
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Your shoes squeak because they make flashes of lightning
Scientists have long explained squeaks from shoes, bicycle brakes and tyres using stick-slip friction, a stop-and-go cycle in which surfaces repeatedly catch and then break free.
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Universal' nasal-spray vaccine protects against viruses, bacteria and allergens
What if a single vaccine could offer protection against a range of disease-causing bacteria, common allergens and respiratory viruses?
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NASA GETS THE NEW F-15 FIGHTER JET TO CHASE ITS X-59 SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT
NASA just got a boost in its quest to unlock 'quiet' supersonic flight with a pair of retired F-15 jets from the US Air Force.
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FORMULA FAST
YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE TO FORMULA ONE RACING
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MY LIFE AS AN ASTHMANAUT
A CHILDREN'S BOOK ABOUT ASTHMA
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LYDIA LOVES BUGS
A SHORT AND SWEET STORY OF AN ENTHUSIASTIC ENTOMOLOGIST
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INSIDE A DRONE
Drones aren't just for the military any more. These flying marvels are now taking over our lives
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WE CAN HEAR WITHOUT EARS
AND OTHER THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW WE PLANTS COULD DO
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