Plants have a secret language that scientists are
When Robert Hooke gazed through his microscope at a slice of cork and coined the term ‘cell’ in 1665, he
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She Was Half Ape, Half Human—and She May
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The Cosmic Microwave Background is a Wall of
So much happened in the earliest moments of the Universe. Elementary particles appeared, the first nuclei of hydrogen and helium,
Neutrinos are still the most mysterious particle we
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Glowering ‘skull’ stares upward from a giant volcanic
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There is such a thing as ‘settled science’
“Science is never settled” has become a go-to slogan for populists seeking to legitimise politically convenient but fringe scientific positions.
Space Startup Captures Chinese Mystery Satellite Before Fiery
For nearly five years, a Chinese spacecraft has remained in geostationary orbit for unspecified reasons. Virtually nothing was known about
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7,000-Year-Old Skeletons Found in Sahara Reveal Unknown Human
In the vast desert of southwestern Libya, archaeologists uncovered a rare burial site that challenges long-standing assumptions about prehistoric human
