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China builds record-breaking floating wind turbine — it could change the face of renewable energy
Chinese engineers have created a prototype floating wind turbine that they say has broken power generation records — potentially ushering…
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Spotify-like AI helps discover never-before-seen supernova as greedy star attempts to eat a black hole
Scientists may have spotted a never-before-seen kind of supernova, after using a Spotify-like artificial intelligence (AI) to scan the skies…
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Best headlamps 2025 — For astronomy, wildlife spotting and running after dark
Whether you’re hiking at dawn, stargazing with your telescope or running after dark, a reliable headlamp is an essential piece…
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Colossal black hole 36 billion suns in mass is one of the largest ever seen in the universe
The massive “Cosmic Horseshoe” galaxy system likely hosts a colossal black hole measuring 36 billion times the mass of our…
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1,100-year-old Viking hoard reveals raiding wealthy only ‘part of the picture’ — they traded with the Middle East too
A Viking hoard unearthed in England contains silver traded from the Islamic world, as well as plenty of silver looted…
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Ancient DNA reveals early medieval England had people with West African ancestry
Two people who lived in England during the Early Middle Ages had recent sub-Saharan African ancestry — likely from a…
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Amazon rainforest is approaching ‘tipping points’ that could transform it into a drier savanna
The Amazon could be racing closer to a calamitous tipping point that would transform the lush rainforest into a drier…
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‘Space hurricane’ caught raging over North Pole during one of the sun’s quietest days
A rare hurricane that raged high above Earth’s North Pole in 2014 packed a surprising punch, and may be even…
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A blood moon is coming —Here’s what you need to know about the total lunar eclipse on Sept. 7
On Sept 7, 2025, a dramatic “blood moon” will rise as Earth experiences its second total lunar eclipse of the…
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‘Such caves weren’t used for ordinary living’: Rare finger grooves from ancient peoples found in glittering Australian cave
Australia’s First Nations history stretches back many tens of thousands of years, rich in depth and diversity. Archaeological research has…
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