SCIENCE

A weird cloud forms on Mars each year and now we know why

Unusual clouds form over the Martian volcano Arsia Mons each yearESA/DLR/FU Berlin/J. Cowart CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO A thin cloud…

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Can a strange new treatment finally relieve chronic sinus infections?

“It has a huge, huge impact on almost every facet of life,” says Duncan Boak. “Not being able to breathe…

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Possible galaxy spotted by JWST could be the earliest we’ve ever seen

The possible galaxy in an image from the James Webb Space TelescopeNASA, ESA, CSA, CEERS, G. Gandolfi Astronomers might have…

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Hepatitis B vaccine linked with a lower risk of developing diabetes

Immunisation against hepatitis B is routinely offered across much of the worldMehmet Salih Guler / Getty Images The hepatitis B…

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Bespoke brain implant gives long-term relief from chronic pain

Deep brain stimulation is already used to treat Parkinson’s diseaseLiving Art Enterprises/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A brain implant that detects when…

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Ancient crocodile relative could have ripped dinosaurs apart

Artist’s illustration of the ancient reptile Kostensuchus atroxGabriel Diaz Yanten, CC-BY 4.0 An ancient crocodile relative that lived around 70…

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Antibiotics normally don’t increase the risk of autoimmune disorders

Antibiotic use can have knock-on effects on the immune systemUrbanImages/Alamy Children exposed to antibiotics in the womb or early in…

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We could get most metals for clean energy without opening new mines

Open-pit mining at Kennecott Copper Mine, also called Bingham Canyon Mine, in UtahWitold Skrypczak/Alamy The leftover ore discarded by US…

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Unprecedented Arctic heatwave melted 1 per cent of Svalbard’s ice

Svalbard saw record-breaking high temperatures in the summer of 2024Xinhua/Shutterstock During the summer of 2024, six weeks of record-smashing heat…

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It is impossible to build a practical quantum broadcaster

Can we broadcast quantum information?Weiquan Lin/Getty Images Sharing quantum information the same way we broadcast TV or radio programs may…

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