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How particle detectors capture matter’s hidden, beautiful reality

At every moment, subatomic particles stream in unfathomable numbers through your body. Each second, about 100 billion neutrinos from the sun pass through your thumbnail, and you’re bathed in a…

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Genetic secret to age women start menopause discovered | Menopause

A series of genetic signals that influences the age women begin menopause has been identified, potentially paving the way to fertility treatment that could extend the natural reproductive lifespan of…

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A lunar magnetic field may have lasted for only a short time

A lunar magnetic field may not have just been short-lived; it may have persisted for only a blip in geologic time, a new study finds. Shortly after the moon formed…

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The risks and rewards of vaccinating UK children against Covid | Coronavirus

Just weeks ago, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) recommended that children over the age of 12 should only be vaccinated if they were extremely vulnerable or lived…

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Nasa reveals 925mph Son of Concorde that ‘silently’ breaks sound barrier ahead of 2022 flight

NASA has released a time-lapse video of construction work on an experimental new supersonic jet dubbed “son of Concorde”. The 40-second clip shows manufacturing of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology,…

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Australian mathematician discovers applied geometry engraved on 3,700-year-old tablet | Archaeology

An Australian mathematician has discovered what may be the oldest known example of applied geometry, on a 3,700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet. Known as Si.427, the tablet bears a field plan…

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Potential gravitational wave events hint at exciting possibilities

A new crew of potential ripples in spacetime has just debuted — emphasis on the word “potential.” By loosening the criteria for what qualifies as evidence for gravitational waves, physicists…

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You could see ALIEN messages sent across space TONIGHT, shock study claims

ADVANCED aliens could be using light from stars to try and communicate with us or each other, according to new research. A quantum physicist has proposed that a smart extraterrestrial…

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Snake-eating spiders are surprisingly common

A spider’s typical dinner menu might include insects, worms or even small lizards and frogs (SN: 2/3/21). But some arachnids have more adventurous tastes — they can eat snakes up…

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Penguin ‘will be EXTINCT in our lifetimes’, scientists warn

EMPEROR penguins could be on their way to ‘quasi-extinction’, according to concerned scientists. Quasi-extinction leaves population numbers so low they have little chance of recovering and a new study suggests…

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How particle detectors capture matter’s hidden, beautiful reality

Genetic secret to age women start menopause discovered | Menopause

A lunar magnetic field may have lasted for only a short time

The risks and rewards of vaccinating UK children against Covid | Coronavirus

Nasa reveals 925mph Son of Concorde that ‘silently’ breaks sound barrier ahead of 2022 flight

Australian mathematician discovers applied geometry engraved on 3,700-year-old tablet | Archaeology

Potential gravitational wave events hint at exciting possibilities

You could see ALIEN messages sent across space TONIGHT, shock study claims

Snake-eating spiders are surprisingly common

Penguin ‘will be EXTINCT in our lifetimes’, scientists warn

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