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Chemistry

Metals can be squeezed into sheets just a few atoms thick

Sheets of bismuth, gallium, indium, tin and lead can now be made just a few atoms thick by crushing them at a high temperature and pressure between two sapphires

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Technology

The first operating system for quantum networks has been built

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Health

Signs of Terry Pratchett’s dementia may have been hidden in his books

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Technology

Doubts cast over D-Wave’s claim of quantum computer supremacy

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Life

Dozens of dinosaur footprints found in rock at Australian school

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Space

Saturn gains 128 moons, giving it more than the other planets combined

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Space

The asteroid Bennu is even weirder than we thought

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Humans

The biggest coincidence in human evolution

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Environment

Can we rely on forests to soak up the extra CO2 in the atmosphere?

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Life

H5N1 flu is now killing birds on the continent of Antarctica

A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu is spreading south along the Antarctic Peninsula and could devastate populations of penguins and other seabirds

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Health

Giving blood frequently may make your blood cells healthier

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Environment

Major ship collision in UK waters sparks fears of toxic chemical leak

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Technology

Largest all-electric flying machine begins sea trials

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Environment

Wood-eating beetles may make wildfires emit even more carbon

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