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Asian hornets have overwintered in the UK for the first time

Queen Asian hornets found in East Sussex this year are a genetic match to a 2023 nest, suggesting the invasive species is becoming established in the UK

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Physics

Time may be an illusion created by quantum entanglement

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Space

Stunning image reveals the intricate structure of supersonic plasma

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Life

Small fern species has a genome 50 times larger than that of humans

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2X519P5 Cape Canaveral, United States of America. 05 May, 2024. The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on top of the ULA Atlas V rocket with crew gantry in position on Space Launch Complex-41 at the Kennedy Space Center, May 5, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Starliner is expected to launch May 6th on the first manned Crew Flight Test carrying astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station. Credit: Joel Kowsky/NASA Photo/Alamy Live News

Space

Starliner launch: When is Boeing testing its crewed space capsule?

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living bioelectronics device

Technology

Bioelectronic patch uses living bacteria to treat psoriasis in mice

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Space

China is about to land on the far side of the moon with Chang’e 6

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Environment

Cleaner ship emissions may warm the planet far faster than expected

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Life

Chicks link shapes with ‘bouba’ and ‘kiki’ sounds just like humans

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Space

‘Unluckiest star’ may be trapped in deadly dance with a black hole

A star in a distant galaxy appears to have been almost torn apart in a close shave with a supermassive black hole, not once but twice – and astronomers hope to see it happen again

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Mind

Smartphone use can actually help teenagers boost their mood

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Mind

Babies group together their squeals and growls to prepare for speech

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Life

Why we can’t afford to ignore the world’s smallest freshwater bodies

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Physics

How the weird and powerful pull of black holes made me a physicist

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