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Record heat in 2023 and 2024 may just have been natural variability
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Innovative antivenom may work against the world’s deadliest snakes
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‘Dark photon’ theory of light aims to tear up a century of physics
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US government defunds research on misinformation
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Bats that walk backwards have developed unusual navigation strategy
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New colour seen for the first time by tricking the eyes
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Does the shipping industry’s plan for net zero add up?
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