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Japan’s rolling and hopping lunar rovers send back images of the moon

Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) didn’t last long after it landed on the surface of the moon, but it released two rovers – one that hops and one that rolls – that took images on the lunar surface

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Mysterious black hole jets may be the source of powerful cosmic rays

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Rebus that works out as Beethoven

Technology

Silicon Valley’s top AI models are terrible at rebus wordplay puzzles

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Life

Dinosaurs evolved feathers to scare prey, suggests robot experiment

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Life

Tiny marsupials sacrifice sleep for sex during the breeding season

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Life

Owls may actually be able to turn their heads a full 360 degrees

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Comet Arrokoth

Space

Pancake-like comets may be made by whirling clouds of pebbles

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Life

Exquisite Jurassic fossils reveal cannibalism in ancient fish

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Technology

Wearable device monitors tumour size and displays it in an app

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Technology

Robot avatar lets people see and feel things remotely through VR

A person wearing a VR headset and haptic feedback gloves can control the iCub 3 robot and experience being somewhere else

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Health

Retinal images could predict future risk of heart or lung disease

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Space

Hassell and ESA unveil their concept for a permanent base on the moon

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Technology

I’m teaching again after 20 years away. The tech is pure absurdity

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Health

Menstruation isn’t dirty, so let’s drop terms like sanitary towels

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