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Supersonic cracks seem to be breaking the laws of physics

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Supersonic cracks seem to be breaking the laws of physics

An experiment with elastic gels broke the theoretical speed limit for how fast cracks can move through materials, raising new questions about the physics of fractures

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LK-99 partially levitating

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Room-temperature superconductor 'breakthrough' met with scepticism

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Full length photo of astronaut in space suit and helmet on Mars walking away from the camera towards a dust storm in the distance, red orange all around

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In Light-Years There's No Hurry review: Embracing a cosmic perspective

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2E8T2P2 Portrait of Northern Saw-whet Owl, Quebec, Canada

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What an Owl Knows review: Inside the world of this mysterious bird

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Indonesian vegetables tempura traditional recipe. City of Yogyakarta, Java island, Indonesia, Asia. (Photo by: Mikel Bilbao/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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How to make perfect tempura at home

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Best science fiction films about space, according to an astrophysicist

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Best science fiction films about space, according to an astrophysicist

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: A pro-Trump mob confronts U.S. Capitol police outside the Senate chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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The Other Pandemic review: Can smart reframing fight conspiracies?

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Collaboration Process Image (2020), Courtesy of Tin Drum

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Kagami review: Mixed-reality gig brings dead headliner back to life

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The Saint of Bright Doors review: Fine debut probes nature of memory

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Color enhanced light micrograph (LM) of Candida auris, a yeast responsible for many infections. Resistant to most antifungal drugs, this fungus causes several deaths worldwide.

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Blight review: The threat of a fungi-fuelled pandemic

A new guide argues that infectious fungi and fungus-like pathogens are the most devastating causes of disease on Earth

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Oppenheimer review: Great film goes to the heart of atomic warfare

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Environment

Eunice Newton Foote: The woman who discovered the greenhouse effect

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Cerebrum review: An enigmatic slice of sci-fi horror

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The Bathysphere Book review: Amazing story of the first deep-sea dives

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