Science
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The surprising benefits of anxiety and how you could harness them
A small amount of anxiety can help you think more creatively Hollandse Hoogte/Shutterstock WHEN we are worrying about an upcoming…
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How the XB-1 aircraft went supersonic without a sonic boom
The experimental supersonic aircraft XB-1 Boom Supersonic When the experimental XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier three times during its…
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How to get the right balance of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in your diet
Linda Steward/Getty Images Wherever you look, the advice is the same: if you want to reduce your risk of heart…
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A new kind of experiment at the Large Hadron Collider could unravel quantum reality
For Alan Barr, it started during the covid-19 lockdowns. “I had a bit more time. I could sit and think,” he…
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How cosmic stasis may drastically rewrite the history of the universe
Ask someone how the universe began and they will probably reply with those three familiar words: the big bang. But…
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There’s a tiny chance the asteroid headed for Earth could hit the moon
Artist’s impression of an asteroid nearing the moon NASA/JPL-Caltech Asteroid 2024 YR4 is on a potential crash course with Earth,…
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Forces deep underground seem to be deforming Earth’s inner core
An illustration showing Earth’s inner structure Rostislav Zatonskiy/Alamy Earth’s solid inner core appears to have changed shape in the past…
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Have we already breached the 1.5°C global warming target?
A climate protester’s flag in Düsseldorf, Germany Ying Tang/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Last month, researchers confirmed that 2024 was the first year to…
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How meteorites are rewriting the history of the solar system
What can extraterrestrial stones reveal? Shutterstock/Swill Klitch The following is an extract from our monthly Launchpad newsletter, which explores the…
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Distant exoplanet may be the most volcanic world ever found
Illustration of the volcanic exoplanet L 98-59 b NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center An alien world with a seemingly sulphur-filled…
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