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Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring
Technology

Scans of Girl with a Pearl Earring reveal painting’s hidden secrets

Using the latest imaging technology, conservators have turned back time on Johannes Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring, revealing the masterpiece's hidden secrets

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Environment

Why 2023 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record

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Environment

Pay-monthly option for heat pumps could help Europe cut emissions

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Life

Weird stink bug with forked horns and tusks discovered in Australia

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Humans

Artistic artefacts are rewriting the timeline of ancient South America

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Life

Strange, spiny beetle discovered in Japan

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Life

Reef sharks are being wiped out by overfishing so rays are taking over

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Life

Ancient plant’s leaves didn’t follow golden rule as modern ones do

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99.58% fine beryllium isolated on white background - Image ID: TT8P09 (RF)

Chemistry

Chemists have solved a decades-long problem of bonding beryllium

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Health

What are ‘synthetic embryos’ and why are scientists making them?

The first human embryo-like structures have been created from stem cells and reached a landmark stage of development, in a move that could help scientists study the causes of early miscarriages

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Environment

Plan to restore England’s chalk streams may take decades

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Technology

Cosmic rays help navigate underground in first real-world test

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Health

Exposing C-section babies to vaginal fluid boosts their development

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Space

How to see five planets align in the sky this weekend

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