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Gilt-metal zimingzhong

See antique clockwork marvels from China’s Forbidden City

These lavish zimingzhong clocks don't just represent time but serve as windows on a period of cutting-edge scientific innovation

Technology

This robot can figure out how to open almost any door on its own

Earth

Ocean thunderstorms generate the most intense lightning ever observed

Space

Asteroid sampled by NASA may once have been part of an ocean world

Life

Lager could get array of novel flavours thanks to new strains of yeast

Health

Blue eyes may be better for reading in dim light than brown eyes

Humans

Ancient Herculaneum scroll piece revealed by AI – here’s what it says

Life

Extinct elk species had antlers that were too big to make sense

The volcanic lightning that occurs within the ash clouds emitted during some volcanic eruptions could be a source of nitrogen

Earth

Lightning during volcanic eruptions may have sparked life on Earth

Environment

Hurricanes are becoming so strong we may need a new scale to rate them

Five storms in the past decade had wind speeds that belong in a hypothetical category 6 on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale

Physics

Nuclear fusion reaction releases almost twice the energy put in

Environment

Global temperatures may have passed 1.5°C of warming a decade ago

Life

Deaths from shark attacks across the world doubled in 2023

Matthias Maurer: How to become a lunar astronaut