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Historic Artemis II launch sends astronauts bound for the moon

The Artemis II mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida AFP via Getty Images The first crewed mission to the moon since

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AI data centres can warm surrounding areas by up to 9.1°C

The number of data centres is rapidly increasing JIM LO SCALZO/EPA/Shutterstock Data centres built to power AIs produce so much heat that they can raise

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First glimpse of sperm whale birth reveals teamwork to support newborn

Female sperm whales hold the newborn calf above water until it can swim on its own Project CETI A sperm whale giving birth has been

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Genetic clues tell the story of Neanderthals’ decline

Reconstructions of a Neanderthal man and woman at the Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann, Germany AP Photo/Martin Meissner/Alamy An analysis of Neanderthal DNA has helped piece

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We’ve spotted a huge asteroid spinning impossibly fast

Artist’s depiction of the asteroid 2025 MN45 NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC​/AURA/P. Marenfeld The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has spotted the fastest-rotating large

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Social media is a defective product

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg exiting Los Angeles Superior Court in California Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images I just sat down to write, but before committing

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A smartphone app can help men last longer in bed

Premature ejaculation is thought to affect 1 in 3 men Ievgen Chabanov / Alamy Men who experience premature ejaculation may be able to improve control

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Miniature magnet rivals magnetic behemoths in strength for the first time

Even small magnets can sometimes be exceptionally powerful ResonX /Jasmin Schoenzart A magnet small enough to fit in the palm of your hand can match

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How an intern helped build the AI that shook the world

AlphaGo’s victory braodcast on TV Im Hun-jung/Yonhap/AP Photo via Getty Images In March 2016, Google DeepMind’s artificial intelligence system AlphaGo shocked the world. In a

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Möbius strip-like molecule has an entirely new and bizarre shape

Representation of the electrons in the “half-Möbius”-shaped molecule IBM Research and the University of Manchester Chemists have discovered a new molecular shape, and it is