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Some Arctic warming ‘irreversible’ even if we cut atmospheric CO2

A glacier meets the sea in Dickson Fjord, Greenland Jane Rix/Alamy The Arctic will retain about 1.5°C of warming even

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Dinosaurs like Diplodocus may have been as colourful as birds

Illustration of a sauropod, with inset showing pigmented structures in the skin as seen with an electron microscope Tess Gallagher

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Comet 3I/ATLAS from beyond solar system carries key molecule for life

Comet 3I/ATLAS is only the third known visitor to our solar system from elsewhere International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Shadow the Scientist; J.

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Human cloning: Could the super-rich be doing it in secret?

Could the super-rich be secretly pursuing human cloning? Juan Roballo/Shutterstock Over decades of covering the incredible advances being made in

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Ancient humans took two routes to Australia 60,000 years ago

Ancient humans took two distinct routes to what is now Australia Helen Farr and Erich Fisher When and how ancient

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Origin story of domestic cats rewritten by genetic analysis

Domestic cats are descended from North African wildcats Mariia Boiko/Alamy Genetic evidence has revealed that domestic cats originated in North

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A new understanding of causality could fix quantum theory’s fatal flaw

The ball rolls across the floor because it was kicked, just as Earth orbits the sun because it is tugged

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Astronomers may have glimpsed evidence of the biggest stars ever seen

Artist’s impression of a field of Population III stars 100 million years after the big bang NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva/Spaceengine/M. Zamani

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Kissing may have evolved in an ape ancestor 21 million years ago

Romantic kissing may go a long way back in our evolutionary past ATHVisions/Getty Images Early humans like Neanderthals probably kissed,

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Rapid melt from Antarctica could help preserve crucial ocean current

Melting ice in Antarctica could have an impact on ocean currents JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images While the melting of