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Ancient life thrived after supercontinents trapped nutrient-rich soil

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Six planets found orbiting a bright star 100 light years away

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COP28: These are the key clean energy targets the world must agree on

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Unknown animals left birdlike footprints long before birds existed

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Rare gene variants can change your height by up to 7 centimetres

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ChatGPT Open AI chat bot on phone screen

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GPT-4 developer tool can be exploited for misuse with no easy fix

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The possible view from LHS 3154b towards its host star

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Tiny star found harbouring a huge planet that shouldn’t exist

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TOPSHOT - Firefighters try to extinguish flames during a wildfire at the village of Kineta, near Athens, on July 24, 2018. - Raging wildfires killed 74 people including small children in Greece, devouring homes and forests as terrified residents fled to the sea to escape the flames, authorities said Tuesday. (Photo by Valerie GACHE / AFP) / The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by ANGELOS TZORTZINIS has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [--VALERIE GACHE-] instead of [--ANGELOS TZORTZINIS-]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require. (Photo by VALERIE GACHE/AFP via Getty Images)

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COP28: How this year shattered nearly every modern climate record

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Passing star could fling Earth out past Pluto into the Oort cloud

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Bottlenose dolphins can sense electric fields with their snouts

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Spiral strand of DNA

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DNA repair has been captured in a step-by-step molecular movie

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IBM's quantum computers like Condor and Heron must be kept in an elaborate device called Quantum System Two which keeps them extremely cold

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IBM’s 'Condor' quantum computer has more than 1000 qubits

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the eel robot

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Robot eel reveals how the strange fish swim so efficiently

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Oil field in Venezuela

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COP28: Energy transition may cut oil-producing states’ revenue by 60%

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Ultrasound can push vaccines into the body without needles

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We can trigger positive tipping points to cut carbon emissions faster

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Shipwrecks are havens for wildlife in areas threatened by fishing

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Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels hit another all-time high

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