SCIENCE

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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Trilobites preserved in incredible detail by Pompeii-style eruption

A 3D reconstruction of one of the trilobite fossilsArnaud Mazurier/University of Poitiers A fossil site in Morocco has been called…

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Quantum ‘super behaviour’ could create energy seemingly from nothing

Quantum states can be surprisingly energeticDavid Wall/Getty In quantum mechanics, the whole can be much greater than the sum of…

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Tropical storms like Alberto can lead to years of declining incomes

Houses in Texas surrounded by floodwater from Tropical Storm Alberto in June 2024Brandon Bell/Getty Parts of Texas and Mexico were…

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Pluto and the largest moon of Neptune might be siblings

Triton, left, and Pluto (not shown to scale) may be long-lost siblingsJPL/NASA//Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Southwest Research Institute Neptune’s…

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Light-activated drugs could keep sleep-deprived military pilots alert

Military pilots must stay alert while controlling fighter aircraft, such as this F-15E Strike EagleU.S. Air Force photo by Senior…

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Martin Rees: Why challenge prizes can solve our most pressing issues

Martin Rees at the 2017 Hay Festival of Literature in Hay on Wye, UKAlamy Stock Photo The Oscars. The Booker…

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Tiny great ape fossils identified as new species from Europe

Two teeth, viewed from multiple angles, from the newly identified ancient ape Buronius manfredschmidiBöhme et al., 2024, PLOS ONE, CC-BY…

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