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We may have seen a 'dirty fireball' star explosion for the first time

An incredibly powerful flash of X-rays spotted by the Einstein Probe telescope appears to be a kind of explosion first theorised more than 30 years ago

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Technology

How worried should you be about an AI apocalypse?

Analysis

An illustration of an enzyme called RNA polymerase replicating viral RNA

Health

Multipurpose anti-viral pill may treat colds, norovirus, flu and covid

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Life

Surprise fossil discoveries push back the evolution of complex animals

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Life

Bumblebees surprise scientists by showing a sense of rhythm

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Nelson Dellis holds his trophy after winning the annual USA Memory Championships in New York in 2011

Mind

Unprecedented insight into memory champion's brain reveals his tricks

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Space

We may have just glimpsed the universe's first stars

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Historic Artemis II launch sends astronauts bound for the moon

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Life

Tobacco plant altered to produce five psychedelic drugs

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[copy] Stark photos show quest for profit cutting swathes through the Amazon

Photographer Lalo de Almeida has been documenting the industrialisation taking place in the Amazon rainforest after the Brazilian government relaxed environmental controls

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Environment

The Iran war is exposing the huge risks in our food system

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Technology

The first quantum computer to break encryption is now shockingly close

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Life

Male octopuses have a favourite arm that they mostly use for sex

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Health

Virus from marine animals is causing weird eye problems in people

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