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Humans

Mysterious Viking queen may have helped unify Denmark in the 900s

Queen Thyra, the mother of King Harald Bluetooth, was commemorated on four runestones in different parts of Denmark – suggesting she was a powerful figure

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Two common frogs mating

Life

Female frogs sometimes play dead to avoid mating with males

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Life

Winning images from Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2023

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The offshore jack-up installation vessel Voltaire

Environment

World’s largest offshore wind farm sends first power to UK grid

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Space

Slicing the moon in half would be disastrous for Earth – but beautiful

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Billboard advising against using cannabis before driving

Health

Driving under the influence of cannabis: How high is too high?

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Technology

Mathematician warns US spies may be weakening next-gen encryption

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Life

Chickens made resistant to bird flu with CRISPR gene editing

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Technology

Should we be worried about AI’s growing energy use?

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Sea life in the Ordovician period

Life

Ocean life surged 500 million years ago due to cooler sea temperatures

A fall in sea surface temperatures around 500 million years ago led to the evolution of aquatic life that could survive in newly hospitable environments

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Mind

Professional goalkeepers perceive the world differently

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Space

ISS livestream: Watch a live link-up with astronaut Andreas Mogensen

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Life

Pickled snake in museum is a new species – but may already be extinct

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Space

How to see the Draconid meteor shower peak tonight

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