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Planned moon landings could pelt orbiting spacecraft with dusty debris

The large landing vehicles planned for NASA’s upcoming moon missions could throw up large amounts of dust from the lunar surface, posing a possible danger to orbiters

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Life

Whale shark seen bottom feeding for the first time

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white young man with hat eating a pizza with vegetables on a wooden table

Health

Junk food diet may disrupt sleep by altering brain activity

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Scanning electron micrograph of mesenchymal stem cells, derived from an umbilical cord, grown in a gel culture

Health

Stem cells from umbilical cord ‘goo’ delay type 1 diabetes progression

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Cheese Store at The Ethical Dairy

Environment

Why I can once again eat cheese with a clear conscience

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Health

Why we should do more to protect frogs and toads

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Larry Brown, owner of Brown's Farm, which produces sustainable eggs for NestFresh, walks around the property in Gonzales, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Farmers are betting they can profit further with specialty eggs by adding another layer of premiumization: eggs from a special type of sustainable farm that can be trumpeted as being better for the planet. Photographer: Mary Kang/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Environment

We already have ethical options for replacing industrial farming

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JWST has spotted a water vapor plume shooting out from the southern pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus

Space

JWST has spotted an enormous plume of water coming out of Enceladus

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A desert ant (Cataglyphis fortis) on its nest mound

Life

Desert ants build landmarks to help them find their way home

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Oak buds contain a useful bacterium for separating rare earth elements

Technology

Bacterium from oak trees could help process rare earth elements

A bacterium found in English oak buds can help separate out the rare earth elements used in technologies such as electric cars and wind turbines

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Space

NASA’s UFO team discusses its findings publicly for the first time

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Environment

Reusable granules suck harmful PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ out of water

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Technology

Situation at Ukrainian nuclear plant is dangerous, IAEA boss warns

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Life

Monkeys in Japan lost tooth enamel when their forest was destroyed

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