Science
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I took control of NASA’s Valkyrie robot and it blew my mind
NASA’s Valkyrie robot, ready to be inhabited through virtual reality James Woodford I am standing before one of the most…
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Earthquakes may explain how huge gold nuggets form in quartz rock
A replica of the Welcome Stranger, a gold nugget weighing almost 100 kilograms found in Australia in 1869 Ian Dagnall/Alamy…
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Another blow for dark matter as biggest hunt yet finds nothing
An array of sensors at the LUX-ZEPLIN dark matter experiment in South Dakota Matthew Kapust/Sanford Underground Research Facility The latest…
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Why the underground home of the world’s weirdest wildlife is in danger
A lava cave in Iceland is a tiny part of a vast, underground habitat found around the planet TOMMY AU PHOTO/Getty…
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The climate impact of feeding ourselves is getting worse and worse
Cattle farming produces large amounts of greenhouse gases Alan Hopps/Getty Images With the world’s population growing, the only way to…
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Controversial idea to save corals would replace them with new species
Could drastic action help restore coral reefs? Serge Melesan / Alamy Corals are being hit so hard by global warming…
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From Pearl Jam to Dolly Parton, how musicians’ tempos change over time
The band Pearl Jam playing in Barcelona earlier this month Kike Rincon/Europa Press via Getty Images The tempo of songs…
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Planes are under attack from GPS jamming – can we find a fix?
Air traffic controllers can track transatlantic flights’ GPS problems NATS Disruptions to GPS signals, which began near war zones in…
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Is ultra-processed food unhealthy? Here’s why no one can agree
Ultra-processed food is often high in fat, sugar and salt GMVozd/Getty Images Nutrition advice is often fickle. In the 1990s,…
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Sky Wtr: Canned water made from air and sunlight to hit US stores in September
Cans of Sky Wtr, produced by solar-powered hydropanels, will go on sale later this year in the US Madeleine Cuff…
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