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Cliff erosion uncovers treasure trove of dinosaur footprints © Neil Davies

Cliff erosion uncovers treasure trove of dinosaur footprints

310-million-year-old 'line-dancing' footprints discovered © Stephen Rowland

310-million-year-old ‘line-dancing’ footprints discovered

New Horizons returns sharp images of Ultima Thule © NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute

New Horizons returns sharp image of Ultima Thule

Graphene nanoribbons (black) harvest energy generated by cyanobacterial ‘bio ink’ (green) © sudeep joshi/stevens institute of technology

Mushrooms unlock energy-producing potential of cyanobacteria

Black hole mergers spotted for the first time © Hubble/NASA

Black hole mergers spotted for the first time

Could ’Oumuamua really be an alien probe? © ESO

Could ’Oumuamua really be an alien probe?

Orangutans hook up tool-based solutions quicker than human kids © Getty Images

Orangutans hook up tool-based solutions quicker than human kids

Star Trek-inspired aeroplane powered by ‘Ionic wind’ takes flight © Christine Ye He/MIT/Nature

Star Trek-inspired aeroplane powered by ‘ionic wind’ takes flight

Lungs similar to those of some modern-day birds might have helped dinosaurs breathe the thin air of the prehistoric world © Chinese Academy of Sciences

Bird-like lungs helped dinosaurs rule the roost

Ganymedem Jupiter’s moon shows signs of past tectonic activity © NASA

Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon, shows signs of past tectonic activity

Small doses of psychedelics might help you solve problems © Getty Images

Small doses of psychedelics might help you solve problems

Brain scan study reveals how dogs respond to language © Gregory Berns/Emory University

Brain scan study reveals how dogs respond to language

Getting into a ‘flow’ state while playing Tetris can help to combat anxiety © Getty Images

Getting into a ‘flow’ state while playing Tetris can help to combat anxiety

Defect-free Mice born from same-sex parents © Leyun Wang

Defect-free mice born from same-sex parents