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During his second-ever spacewalk, European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano felt water creeping across his face – and ...

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The same principles that help astronauts stay strong in microgravity can help us all resist the slow collapse of ageing – and ...

One in 10 homes tested in the UK, Italy and the Netherlands have dangerous levels of benzene because of slow leaks from gas ...

Fifty years ago, Richard Dawkins shared an irresistible scientific metaphor with the world that modernised and democratised ...

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The remains of dogs from more than 14,000 years ago have been found in Turkey and the UK, revealing that domesticated animals ...

Astronomers have found a 710-metre-wide asteroid that spins once every 1.9 minutes, so fast that it should have spun itself ...

After the passing of physicist Anthony Leggett, columnist Karmela Padavic-Callaghan remembers their personal connection with ...

CERN is working on building an antimatter delivery service. The project passed a big test by successfully transporting 92 ...

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