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A lime green circle with an oblong purple ring around it in space

Space

The Ring Nebula glows green in a stunning new JWST image

A new image of the Ring Nebula from the James Webb Space Telescope is revealing its intricate internal structure, which could help us learn what the sun will look like when it dies

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The flowering shrub Tidestromia oblongifolia can still photosynthesize in 50°C conditions

Environment

Flower that thrives in Death Valley may hold secret to heat adaptation

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A rainforest along Lake Gutan on Barro Colorado Island in Panama

Life

Tropical tree species that grow far apart can better avoid ‘enemies’

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Wildfire in British Columbia on 10 July

Environment

Canada’s wildfire emissions this year have doubled the annual record

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Some sunlight is more energetic than it should be

Space

Astronomers have spotted inexplicably bright light coming from the sun

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Technology

Thin reflective film that mimics butterfly wings can keep cars cool

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Life

Bees miss out on sleep if they are exposed to light at night

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Life

Neuron-like machinery helps anemones decide when to sting

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Students being served school lunch

Environment

Two changes could nearly halve carbon footprint of US school lunches

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Gold nuggets - thin gold wafers can generate their own glow

Physics

Gold flakes glow when they are bathed in light and now we know how

Shooting powerful lasers at thin gold flakes has revealed how the precious metal generates its own faint glow – and might help us better control chemical reactions used in energy storage

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Health

ADHD linked to disrupted brain signals involved in focusing attention

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Technology

AI voices are hard to spot even if you know audio might be a deepfake

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Technology

Unions strike to save the world from bad TV and movies

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Mind

How even the greatest scientists can fall for cognitive bias

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