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Smart TVs take snapshots of what you watch multiple times per second

Smart TVs watch everything on the screen Shutterstock Popular smart TV models made by Samsung and LG can take multiple

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XEC: What we know about the new covid-19 variant and its symptoms

Covid-19 variant XEC may spread more easily than previous variants Jarun Ontakrai/Shutterstock A new covid-19 variant called XEC has started

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Giant rats trained to sniff out illegal wildlife trade

African giant pouched rats proved adept at detecting four commonly trafficked products derived from endangered species including rhino horn and

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Polaris Dawn mission is one giant leap for private space exploration

An artist’s rendering of the spacewalk on the Polaris Dawn mission SpaceX SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission is a leap forward

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Weather forecasts could warn about events made worse by climate change

A new kind of weather forecast could tell us beforehand whether extreme events, like the 2018 Hurricane Florence, were made

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Astronomers worried by launch of five new super-bright satellites

Five satellites due to launch this week could be brighter than most stars, and astronomers fear the growth of such

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The jet stream may be starting to shift in response to climate change

Bands of fast-moving wind that blow west to east around the globe play a crucial role in weather – a

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Asteroid CAQTDL2 is about to hit Earth – but don’t worry, it is only small

The predicted path of asteroid CAQTDL2 over the Philippines Catalina Sky Survey/ESA Astronomers have just discovered that an asteroid is

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Quantum holograms can send messages that disappear

Polarised light can make messages encoded in a quantum hologram disappear Hong Liang, Wai Chun Wong, Tailin An, Jensen Li

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SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn crew set to attempt the riskiest spacewalk yet

The four crew members of the Polaris Dawn mission SpaceX SpaceX is getting ready to execute the first ever civilian