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An international team led by the University of Sydney, with the participation of the Institute of Space Sciences (ICE-CSIC), ...

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To keep the universe static, Albert Einstein invented something called the cosmological constant. He later abandoned it.

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Bans on teenagers’ social media use are gathering pace worldwide. Their proponents claim that social media bans will improve ...

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