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Electric vehicle owners could earn thousands by supporting power grid
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Largest ever map of universe captures 47 million galaxies and quasars
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NASA’s Artemis II mission was a historic success
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Iodised salt has become uncool but many of us need to eat more iodine
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We may have seen a ‘dirty fireball’ star explosion for the first time
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A once-fantastical collider could answer physics’ biggest mysteries
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AI data centres can warm surrounding areas by up to 9.1°C
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