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Salamanders fill their toes with blood to release sticky grip

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Experimental XB-1 aircraft goes supersonic for the first time

The XB-1 supersonic aircraft Boom Supersonic The experimental XB-1 aircraft, made by US company Boom Supersonic, flew faster than the

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Setting fire to a million acres of California could cut smoke by half

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Dark oxygen: New deep sea expedition to explore mysterious discovery

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Ultra-thin material creates a magnetic mystery

Bismuth crystals reflect light in all colours of the rainbow Oliver Berg/dpa/Alamy Ultra-thin flakes of bismuth display mysterious magnetic properties

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ELIZA: World’s first AI chatbot has finally been resurrected after decades

Joseph Weizenbaum created the ELIZA chatbot at MIT From the image archive of the documentary film “Weizenbaum. Rebel at Work”

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SpaceX is launching Blue Ghost and Resilience landers to the moon

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Comet that could shine as bright as Venus set to be visible from Earth

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New Glenn launch: Blue Origin’s reusable rocket set for maiden flight

New Glenn on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida Blue Origin Blue Origin, the space company owned by Amazon

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Global treaty is failing to curb ultra-potent HFC-23 greenhouse gas emissions

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