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US confirms for first time it has deployed weapons in space | Space

The US has deployed weapons in space, the US military has confirmed, in an extraordinary public announcement that analysts warn will accelerate a high-risk...

They’re the sopranos of the forest, so what’s silencing the gibbons’ morning chorus? | Primatology

Dawn has broken, and the air is cool and still. It’s at about this time that gibbons usually erupt into song, wa-oo-ing and wa-ing...

Scientists find nine new sponge species in glimpse of Alaska’s deep-sea diversity | Alaska

Scientists have discovered nine new deep-sea sponge species off Alaska, offering new insights into the region’s largely unexplored marine biodiversity.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

Earth-like exoplanet found to have an atmosphere | Space

The search for life outside our solar system has taken another twist as researchers revealed they have discovered an atmosphere around an Earth-like planet...

One small pen for one giant fee: Buzz Aldrin’s mission-saving felt-tip sells for over $850,000 | Buzz Aldrin

The felt-tip pen Buzz Aldrin used to fix a broken circuit-breaker and escape from the moon in 1969 has sold at auction in New...

Shipwrecks of Shackleton and Scott recreated in 3D digital form after deep sea expedition | Science

Moments after devouring the final glimmers of light, the seafloor offered nothing but darkness and silt. Then the bow appeared.More than 1,000ft (305 metres)...

Can humans hibernate their way to Mars? | Science

Nasa astronaut Sally Ride in her sleep restraint during the STS-7 mission on the space shuttle Challenger, June 1983. Photograph: Space Frontiers/Getty ImagesLong-term space...

Mushroom trip: a mycologist’s tour of the Tarkine | Fungi

Revered as one of Australia’s last true wilderness areas, Takayna/Tarkine is a place of legends. Freshwater crayfish that can reach almost a metre in...

‘Spermageddon’: is the world facing a male reproductive crisis? | Men’s health

The world is unwittingly walking into a male reproductive crisis, scientists warned this week as they presented data that revealed an apparent halving of...

Cancer cases expected to soar worldwide, WHO report finds | Global health

Remarkable scientific progress against cancer has changed very little for millions of patients globally, who face devastating physical, emotional and financial consequences after diagnosis,...

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