SCIENCE

SpaceX prepares for Starship flight with first ‘chopstick’ landing

A test of the Super Heavy Booster for Starship’s fifth test flightSpaceX SpaceX is making final preparations for the fifth…

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Early humans began wiping out elephant relatives 1.8 million years ago

Illustration of an animal in the genus Deinotherium, which went extinct after the evolution of humansHeinrich Harder/Florilegius/Alamy​ Human hunting was…

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Covid-19 hit women harder than men in India, unlike most of the world

New Delhi, India, in March 2020, during a curfew imposed as a preventive measure against covid-19Yawar Nazir/Getty Images The covid-19…

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Retinol's anti-ageing effects may work by changing your skin microbes

Retinol, which is commonly added to anti-ageing skincare products, may improve hydration by interacting with bacteria on the skin Source…

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Raindrop-powered generator harvests electricity from the weather

Putting raindrops to work is an unusual ideaDerek Croucher / Alamy A generator that harvests the pitter-patter of raindrops can…

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A microscopic diving board can cheat the second law of thermodynamics

Not all diving boards obey the laws of thermodynamicsvm/Getty Images A microscopic version of a diving board has been driven…

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When did human ancestors start walking on two legs?

Anthropologists have been arguing for 20 years about whether Sahelanthropus, a hominin that lived about 7 million years ago, was…

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Britain saw centuries of economic growth under Roman rule

A hoard of Roman gold coins found below the floor of a Roman house in Corbridge, UKWorld History Archive/Alamy After…

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The benefits of anti-ageing medicines will outweigh the downsides

The field of anti-ageing medicine has exploded in recent years as discoveries about the fundamental biology of ageing are translated…

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Time ticks faster on the moon by 57 microseconds per Earth day

With lunar exploration ramping up, NASA has been tasked with defining a time zone for the moon. New calculations show…

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