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Ancient humans living in what is now Ukraine 400,000 years ago may have practised or taught tool-making techniques using ...

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Researchers used a synthetic version of moon dust to build working solar panels, which could eventually be created within – ...

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By studying the brains of autistic girls, we now know the condition presents differently in them than in boys, suggesting ...

The concept of nothing once sparked a 1000-year-long war, today it might explain dark energy and nothingness even has the ...

A termination letter obtained by New Scientist reveals that the Trump administration has gutted the office that runs the ...

A cost-cutting initiative in the world of passenger aviation could see flight-deck staff reduced to just a captain, with ...