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The predicted path of asteroid CAQTDL2 over the Philippines Catalina Sky Survey/ESA Astronomers have just discovered that an asteroid is
Quantum holograms can send messages that disappear
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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
Neolithic engineers used scientific knowledge to build huge megalith
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Engineered bacteria destroy antibiotic resistance DNA in wastewater
Shewanella oneidensis bacteria could remove antibiotic resistance genes from wastewater Ella Maru Studio/Science Photo Library Bacteria engineered to destroy DNA
PFAS: How ‘forever chemicals’ reached one of the world’s most pristine areas
A type of hormone-disrupting forever chemical was found in the Amazon’s air Sebastian Brill/MPI-C Some of the most pristine parts
Mpox: Everything you need to know about the 2024 outbreak
Illustration of the mpox virus Getty Images/Science Photo Library The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency
How crocodiles were taught to stop eating deadly toxic cane toads
Freshwater crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) are at risk from toxic cane toads Paul Mayall Wildlife/Alamy Wild crocodiles in Australia keep dying
Covid variant JN.1 may have become dominant due to just one mutation
JN.1 spread widely despite many people being vaccinated and having previous covid-19 infections Debarchan Chatterjee/NurPhoto/Shutterstock One mutation may have been
Erythritol: A common low-calorie sweetener raises the risk of blood clotting
A popular sugar alternative could harm heart health PawelKacperek/Shutterstock The low-calorie sweetener erythritol makes blood more prone to clotting. This