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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 ...

The premise of Grace Chan’s debut novel – that you can choose to upload yourself to a virtual reality – might sound dated, ...

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Mosquitoes in the UK have been found carrying “fragments” of West Nile virus, which is probably a result of the warming ...

Most parenting manuals end up gathering dust on my bedside table, but Melinda Wenner Moyer's Hello, Cruel World! isn’t one of ...

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