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Mars

Scientists have measured the core of Mars (and found something unexpected)

Full moon © Getty

How to see the Worm Moon 2021 tonight

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Sensitive teeth? Scientists discover why cold drinks and ice cream can be so painful

Scientists reconstruct the faces of 700-year-old skulls from Edinburgh © City of Edinburgh Council/PA

Scientists reconstruct the faces of 700-year-old skulls from Edinburgh

Lip syncing robot gets one step closer to crossing the uncanny valley © Carl Strathearn

Lip-syncing robot gets one step closer to crossing the uncanny valley

Rabbits that do handstands reveal why some animals can hop © Carneiro M et al., 2021, PLOS Genetics

Rabbits that do handstands reveal why some animals can hop

Dementia: Exercise 'better than medication' for patients with depression © Getty Images

Exercise ‘better than medicine’ for dementia patients with depression

Lab-grown ‘organoids’ reveal why humans have such big brains © Getty Images

Lab-grown ‘organoids’ reveal why humans have such big brains

Black hole M87 in polarized light

A closer look at the edge of a black hole

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A strong coffee could help you lose fat

Ancient crocodiles could run on land and swim like dolphins © Getty Images

From long legs to dolphin fins: Rapid evolution created a huge variety of ancient crocodiles

A cheaper, quicker and cleaner way to recycle more of your gadgets © Getty Images

There’s a cheaper, quicker and cleaner way to recycle more of your gadgets

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The unseen stunning side of UK sea life, as told in 11 photos

Quarks are not behaving as they should, CERN has found © CERN/PA

Quarks are not behaving as they should, CERN has found

COVID-19: Dexamethasone may have saved 22,000 lives in the UK © Getty Images

COVID-19: Dexamethasone may have saved 22,000 lives in the UK