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Space

Meet the man who single-handedly tracks every spaceflight mission ever

For more than 40 years, Jonathan McDowell has tirelessly catalogued the space industry. Now he is planning to retire, and looking to pass on his extensive collection of knowledge

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Environment

Dyes made by microbes could reduce the environmental impact of clothes

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Life

Giant megalodon sharks may have sparred with their jaws

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Chemistry

Carbon-neutral hydrogen can be produced from farm waste

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The LA River

Earth

California’s groundwater drought continues despite torrential rain

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A Eurasian beaver that was reintroduced in Devon, UK

Environment

Rewilding is often championed, but could it be bad for biodiversity?

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Mind

Why we may crave dessert even when we are full from dinner

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Technology

Using AI tools like ChatGPT can reduce critical thinking skills

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Futuristic battery

Technology

Quantum batteries charge faster the larger they are

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Humans

Most Europeans may have had dark skin until less than 3000 years ago

Ancient DNA from 348 individuals suggests that pale skin became the predominant characteristic of people living in Europe much later than assumed

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Health

Mouse brain slices brought back to life after being frozen for a week

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Space

Tiny dwarf galaxy might house a supermassive black hole

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Environment

Oil firms’ plans for net-zero oil extraction labelled as ‘PR spiel’

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Technology

Competition opens to find the world’s most perplexing computer code

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