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A reader explains the adaptations that let squirrels make this gravity-defying manoeuvre - which a cat could only dream of ...

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Frank Wilczek has one of the most brilliant and original minds in theoretical physics, having come up with the idea of time ...

A billion or so years into its evolution, the icy dwarf planet Ceres may have had the right conditions to sustain life, which ...

Foods like goat or sheep milk and buckwheat are behind many cases of severe allergic reactions, but may not be listed as such ...

An AI model trained on years of data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory can predict the sun’s future appearance and ...

Free and unimpeded internet access is no longer a convenience or a luxury. It is high time it was made a human right ...

A 1989 experiment offered the promise of nuclear fusion without the need for high temperatures, but this "cold fusion" was ...

A dietary supplement made from engineered yeast could help honeybees thrive despite the declining availability of ...

The 100-metre sprint was won by a machine with a time of 21.50 seconds. It was one of many events at the games, which saw 280 ...