A vast dam across the Bering Strait could stop the AMOC collapsing
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Man destined for Alzheimer’s may have been saved by accidental therapy
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Why the FDA rejected a ‘breakthrough’ melanoma drug
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Weird ‘transdimensional’ state of matter is neither 2D nor 3D
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QBox theory may offer glimpse of reality deeper than quantum realm
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Largest ever octopus was great white shark of invertebrate predators
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Diamonds are surprisingly elastic when you make them tiny
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Electric vehicle owners could earn thousands by supporting power grid
Electric cars could make their owners money while they sit idle Maskot Bildbyrå At least 90 per cent of the
Is a super El Niño imminent, and what could the impacts be?
A super El Niño led to flooding in China in 1998 ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images In the past month,
NASA’s Artemis II mission was a historic success
The astronauts of the Artemis II mission have made it home. Their journey, which began in Cape Canaveral, Florida,