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Who invented walking?

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Here’s why you can’t eat or drink before a general anaesthetic

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Here’s the real reason your dog gives that ‘guilty look’

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Instant Genius Podcast Solving the UK’s water pollution problem, with Dr Tanja Radu

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Everyday science

What is freezer burn, and should you still eat the food?

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Bugs on the brink: Why insects could be disappearing from your garden this year

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Future Technology

ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about OpenAI’s GPT-4 tool

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Everyday science

NASA’s dirty dilemma: How Martian dust is crippling space probes

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Has Ozempic accidentally become a game-changing anti-anxiety drug?

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Hidden fungi absorb over a third of Earth’s fossil fuel emissions, new study discovers

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Science news

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Full Strawberry Moon tonight: How to see June’s spectacular lunar event

The Strawberry Moon marks the start of meteorological summer

Stunning sunset sky with full moon and palm trees.

Why tonight’s June full Moon is called the Strawberry Moon

The Moon will appear full all weekend long.

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Breakthrough AI could soon generate whole 3D worlds from 2D videos

A new tool by NVIDIA can create complex 3D objects from short videos, and could solve a lot of AI's problems.

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First Mars livestream today: How to see stunning new footage of the Red Planet

ESA celebrates the birthday of its Mars Express camera with an exciting opportunity to see live images of the Red Planet.

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Does the brain really experience a ‘great restructuring’ after we turn 40?

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What’s the longest a human can hold their breath underwater?

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How long does it take for a body to decompose at sea?

Everyday science

Why do sugar puffs make my wee smell like sugar puffs?

What are the 10 coldest places on Earth?

Everyday science

Who really invented the light bulb?

Science photo galleries

Top 10: Biggest dog breeds in the world

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Top 10: Biggest planes in the world

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10 surprisingly poisonous plants you should avoid in the UK

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Top 10 skyscrapers: Tallest buildings in the world

Future technology

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Why AI will ultimately lose the war of creativity with humanity

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New e-fuels could help save the planet (and your car) but at a hidden cost

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Google Bard: What you need to know about ChatGPT’s AI rival

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Robo crops: Meet the laser-wielding, AI machines taking over a farm near you