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Why the rusting wreck of a second world war ship is so important to China

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New map of ice on Mars could help NASA decide where to send future astronauts

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The Past and Present of Writing Women Out of Scientific History

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NASA’s incredible new solid-state battery pushes the boundaries of energy storage: ‘This could revolutionize air travel’

Cyanea Pohaku: The Plant Discovered Right Before Extinction

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The 1893 Lancaster Watch Camera: A Pocket-Sized Spy Tool of the Victorian Age

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Rare lake forms in Death Valley

Scientists Accidentally Created Material for Superfast Computer Chips

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Astronauts test moon camera design for future Artemis missions

Bizarre new fossils shed light on ancient plankton

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Bitcoin is even worse for the environment than we thought

The Monarch Butterfly Steals From Poisonous Plants to Survive

‘It splintered our sense of reality’: how JFK’s assassination spawned 60 years of conspiracy theories

Adolf Hitler’s Personal Charlatan

China: Police rescue 1,000 cats, bust illicit trade of feline meat

If alien life is artificially intelligent, it may be stranger than we can imagine

Astronomers Want JWST to Study the Milky Way Core for Hundreds of Hours

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