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After two decades of debate, research confirms that an odd binary star system has an equally odd planetary companion ...

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With the US in retreat from climate negotiations, China's Xi Jinping could become the next green global leader ...

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Experts make the case for food decoration as a symbolic act that's important for courtship – and show that no other animals ...