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Environment

Engineered bacteria could break down unrecyclable nylon in clothes

Clothes and fishing nets that are made of nylon often end up in landfill or dumped in oceans, but a new way to break down the plastic could improve recycling

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The closest ever Einstein ring, picked up by the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope

Space

Stunning image shows the closest ever Einstein ring

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Space

Astronomers have spotted the largest known object in the universe

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The robotic arm at different stages of activation

Technology

Robot made from pig gelatin biodegrades when no longer needed

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Mind

We are all bad at choosing random numbers in our own unique way

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Technology

Old fighter jets can be melted down and 3D printed into new ones

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Technology

Is Elon Musk’s DOGE going to break decades-old US government software?

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Technology

Is the UK about to force Apple to reveal all of your encrypted data?

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A woman with a hand amputation picking an object up while wearing the prosthetic

Technology

Dexterous and light prosthetic hand can tie knots and comb hair

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Environment

The ocean is losing its ability to store heat as the planet warms up

Until now, 90 per cent of the excess heat created by greenhouse gas emissions has been drawn down into the ocean, but this capacity for heat absorption is now being lost, which could lead to longer marine heatwaves and harm ocean life

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Technology

AI chip smaller than a grain of salt uses light to decode data

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Life

Humpback whale songs have patterns that resemble human language

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Life

London Underground mutant mosquitoes have surprisingly ancient origins

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Physics

The perfect boiled egg takes more than half an hour to cook

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