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How JWST could find signs of alien life in exoplanet atmospheres

How JWST could find signs of alien life in exoplanet atmospheres

IBM unveils world's largest quantum computer at 433 qubits

Oldest legible sentence written with first alphabet is about head lice

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Two people with lower body paralysis can walk further after receiving electrical stimulation to the injured area of their spine

Zapping specific neurons helps people walk again after spinal injury

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Herds of pig-like peccaries seem to disappear and reappear years later

mouthbrooding female Astatotilapia burtoni

Fish that keep their young in their mouths sometimes eat them

A glittering multitude of stars

We may finally know how impossible stars at our galaxy's centre formed

Computer code

Microsoft's Copilot code tool faces the first big AI copyright lawsuit

Ambulance

Liver disease deaths in England and Wales are up since pandemic began

What age do you really become an adult? And why it’s vital to know

What age do you really become an adult? And why it’s vital to know

Treatment of kidney diseases at urology. Urologist palpation woman's back with kidney pain while consultation at medical clinic

Low testosterone levels may protect women from kidney injury

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What will a population of 8 billion people mean for us and the planet?

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How flowering plants beat bloom-free gymnosperms to world dominance

How flowering plants beat bloom-free gymnosperms to world dominance

3D cut of the LHC dipole

How the Higgs boson could reveal the fate of our universe

The Zephyr solar plane made by Airbus

Why the US military could replace spy satellites with solar planes

How technology is revolutionising our understanding of ancient Egypt

How technology is revolutionising our understanding of ancient Egypt

Orange bottles on an orange background

The truth about the foods said to boost your immune system

The cosmologist who claims to have evidence for the multiverse

The cosmologist who claims to have evidence for the multiverse

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Why we urgently need answers about artificial sweeteners and health

COP27: How the world is doing on climate targets and what to expect

COP27: How the world is doing on climate targets and what to expect

The hunt for habitable ocean worlds beyond our solar system

The hunt for habitable ocean worlds beyond our solar system

Artists concept view of the interior of the ITER reaction vessel. Nuclear fusion involves creating a plasma of superheated gas to temperatures of more than 200 million degrees C, conditions hot enough to force deuterium and tritium atoms to fuse together and release energy. Fusion takes place inside a 'Tokamak' torus within a giant magnetic field, the only way to contain the heat generated. The ITER reactor is designed to produce 500 MW, 10 times more energy than it consumes. Nuclear fusion is the joining (fusing) of light elements to form heavier elements, which releases large amounts of energy. It is hoped that fusion will be a clean, renewable energy source for the future. Nuclear fusion is the joining (fusing) of light elements to form heavier elements, which releases large amounts of energy. It is hoped that fusion will be a clean, renewable energy source for the future.

Can a slew of nuclear fusion start-ups deliver unlimited clean energy?

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