Science
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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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Would we recognise alien intelligence, asks Adrian Tchaikovsky novel
What might be lurking on the surface of the unusual moon Shroud? Shutterstock/Iurii ShroudAdrian Tchaikovsky (Tor) The latest novel by…
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Barcodes: How they could be your latest mathematical party trick
Shutterstock/Scott Rothstein Sometimes there are hidden patterns in numbers you might not immediately notice. One example of this is in…
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Engineered bacteria could break down unrecyclable nylon in clothes
Clothes are often made of nylon anna.spoka/Shutterstock A genetically modified bacterium can break down chemicals in nylon and turn them…
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Stunning image shows the closest ever Einstein ring
The closest ever Einstein ring, picked up by the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope ESA Astronomers have identified the…
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Dexterous and light prosthetic hand can tie knots and comb hair
A woman with a hand amputation wore the prosthetic for several hours, which enabled her to pick objects up Hao…
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Is Elon Musk’s DOGE going to break decades-old US government software?
Elon Musk is a close associate of US president Donald Trump K C Alfred/San Diego U-T/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock Is a…
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Robot made from pig gelatin biodegrades when no longer needed
The robotic arm at different stages of activation Wei et al An origami-inspired robot arm made with material from cotton…
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