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Our galaxy may host strange black holes born just after the big bang

The Milky Way may be home to strange black holes from the first moments of the universe, and the best candidates are the three closest black holes to Earth

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Starlink tests show how to save radio astronomy from satellites

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A giant wave in the Milky Way may have been created by another galaxy

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Shewanella oneidensis bacteria. Computer illustration of Shewanella oneidensis metal-reducing bacteria. This extremophile bacteria is able to convert toxic metals and compounds, such as uranium, chromium and technetium, into water-insoluble forms. This ability could one day be used to clean contaminated ground-water.

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Engineered bacteria destroy antibiotic resistance DNA in wastewater

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Environment

Most climate policies do little to prevent climate change

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Your brain may be mutating in a way that was thought to be very rare

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Health

Why do covid cases rise in summer, unlike other respiratory viruses?

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Technology

A glob of jelly can play Pong thanks to a basic kind of memory

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Space

Strange stars full of metals may be created by imploding supernovae

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Parasitic hookworm Ancylosoma, 3D illustration. Ancylostoma duodenale can infect humans, dogs and cats, its head has several tooth-like structures; Shutterstock ID 1375796246; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Intestinal parasites may reduce covid-19 vaccine effectiveness

Around 25 per cent of the world’s population has intestinal parasite infections – these could hinder the effectiveness of covid-19 vaccines, according to research in mice

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Physics

Quantum trick lets you cool objects down using nothing at all

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Space

Sam Howell: ‘One day we might look for life directly on Europa’

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Health

Long covid causes very different symptoms in children versus teenagers

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Physics

This antimatter version of an atomic nucleus is the heaviest yet

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