Science
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WOH G64: Gigantic star has gone through a rapid transformation and may explode
An artist’s impression of the star WOH G64 ESO/L. Calçada One of the largest stars in the known universe is…
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Discarded review: In millions of years, what could a future civilisation learn about us?
Plastic litter on beaches is causing “plastiglomerate” rocks to form Liz Barney/Guardian/eyevine DiscardedSarah Gabbott and Jan Zalasiewicz (Oxford University Press)…
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Why being bilingual really does seem to delay dementia
Speaking more than one language appears to boost our brain in multiple ways Eiko Tsuchiya/Shutterstock Parlez-vous Français? Learning another language…
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We are finally getting to grips with how plate tectonics started
On Earth, the land moves. Over millions of years, continents shift and the entire surface of the planet reshapes itself.…
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We’re uncovering a radically different view of civilisation’s origins
Jonathan Chen/CC BY-SA 4.0 If the history of our species to date was represented as a single day, then civilisation…
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Microsoft has a new quantum computer – but does it actually work?
Majorana 1, a quantum chip that relies on topological qubits John Brecher/Microsoft Microsoft researchers say they have created “topological qubits”,…
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USAID funding freeze devastates reproductive healthcare worldwide
Women lining up at a mobile tent for reproductive health services at a clinic in Zimbabwe MSI Zimbabwe/Arete/Tendai Marima The…
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Clever chemistry can make rocks absorb CO2 much more quickly
Olivine rock naturally reacts with carbon dioxide, but it is a slow business Renhour48 via Wikimedia/CC0 1.0 Universal A new…
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The world’s glaciers have shrunk more than 5 per cent since 2000
The Rhône glacier in the Swiss Alps in 2024 FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images Glaciers worldwide have shrunk by more…
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Why geologists can’t agree on when the Anthropocene Epoch began
Horizon International Images/Alamy On a cosmological timescale, humanity’s existence is a mere blip. Yet, in our short lifetime, we have…
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