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Humans

Ancient plant artefact reveals humanity’s epic journey to Australia

We know that modern humans took one of two routes to first reach Australia, and now an ancient chunk of plant resin has tipped the evidence towards the northern option

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On 19?20 August 2024, ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) will achieve a world first: using the gravity of the Moon and then Earth to bend its path through space, bringing it one step closer to Jupiter.

Space

The JUICE spacecraft may be visible on a near-Earth flyby next week

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Environment

The climate impact of feeding ourselves is getting worse and worse

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Environment

We could make fuel and fertiliser by recycling wastewater

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Life

Has the mystery of life’s ‘handedness’ finally been cracked?

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Health

Covid variant JN.1 may have become dominant due to just one mutation

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Space

A black hole devouring a giant star gives clues to a cosmic mystery

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Environment

The surprising wall pattern that could keep buildings cooler

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Physics

How Einstein was both right and wrong about gravitational waves

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Environment

The Antarctic’s polar vortex could be about to split in two

A split in the southern vortex – not seen since 2002 – could lead to sudden warming of the Antarctic stratosphere and hotter weather in Australia and South America

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Comment

Tade Thompson: ‘It’s like the internet, but for aliens’

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Life

We now know how kestrels stay perfectly still while hovering

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Physics

Existing quantum devices could be used to disrupt the stock market

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Earth

Record-breaking drill core reaches 1.2 kilometres into Earth’s mantle

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