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The US air force admitted to deploying weapons in space. Don’t expect the White House to explain why | Space

In Hollywood at least, space weapons are a relatively simple concept. The good guys, from Captain Kirk and his crew in Star Trek, to...

‘A map is never neutral’: meet the cartographers who took on centuries of western bias | Geography

Three cartographers have spoken of their astonishment at the UN’s near-universal adoption of a map they created to more accurately show the sizes of...

‘Very messy eaters’: scientists solve the mystery of when black holes ‘burp’ | Space

Scientists have solved the mystery of when black holes “burp” – when the astronomical bodies launch jets after feeding on stars, blasting material enormous...

Captain Scott’s polar ship filmed on the sea floor

Watch: Underwater footage shows the polar vessel colonised with sea lifeRebecca Morelle, Alison Francis and Kevin ChurchBBC News ScienceOne of the most famous polar...

Archaeologists in Peru discover 3D mural that could date back 4,000 years | Peru

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a multicoloured three-dimensional mural that could date back 4,000 years, in an unprecedented find that has shifted archaeological understanding...

‘A paradigm change’: black hole spotted that may have been created moments after big bang | Black holes

An ancient and “nearly naked” black hole that astronomers believe may have been created in the first fraction of a second after the big...

Saving the world’s fattest parrot: can New Zealand vaccinate its rare species before bird flu gets to them? | Global development

It is easy to imagine how it could happen. A petrel, flying east from the Indian Ocean at the end of the Austral winter,...

Doctors find drug that is better than aspirin at preventing heart attacks | Heart disease

Doctors have found a drug that is better than aspirin at preventing heart attacks and strokes, in a discovery that could transform health guidelines...

Canada’s first lunar rover looks to future space exploration

Ali Abbas AhmadiBBC News, TorontoCanadian Space AgencyA computer generated image of what the lunar vehicle could look like on the MoonIn a shopping plaza...

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