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High temperatures and low water levels have forced several countries to shut down nuclear reactors just as citizens turn up ...

An out-of-control SpaceX rocket that crashed into the moon earlier this week did, in fact, leave an impact crater, according ...

Researchers are investigating whether artificially thickening ice blockages between Canada and Greenland could prevent huge ...

Why are we so susceptible to clickbait? Columnist Jacob Aron traces it to a surprising source: a mathematical framework that ...

Combining archaeological evidence with ancient DNA and data on past climates shows us how long and winding the story of human ...

This year has left mathematicians reeling as AI models are increasingly solving seemingly intractable maths problems. Terence ...

A rocket launched last year is thought to have smashed into the lunar surface this morning, creating the moon's newest crater ...

An AI model from DeepMind can predict cyclones three days ahead with a level of accuracy that previous models can only hit a ...

Carbon savings from driving EVs are so large that it makes sense to scrap a working petrol car to make the switch ...

A “once-in-a-lifetime flood” hits Raven’s family home, and she finds herself trapped on the roof with her children, her dog ...

People appear to prefer short stories created by AI over those written by humans. They are also no better than chance at ...