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The bold plan to build a new home on the Moon
Would you want to live on the Moon? Fifty years since we first walked on the Moon, humanity is considering going back — this time to stay. What would life on a Moon base be like?
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Methane discovery boosts hopes for life on Mars
Are we about to find life on Mars? NASA’s rover has detected clouds of methane on the red planet. The gas, usually produced by living things, could point to life beneath the planet’s surface.
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The Norwegian town that has abolished time
Should we get rid of clocks? The 350 residents of Sommarøy have declared their town the world’s first, time-free zone. They say that living by the clock is making us stressed and unhappy.
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Endangered black rhinos go home to Rwanda
Are zoos good for animals? This week, five black rhinos were sent to live in their natural habitat in Africa. They were all born in captivity in European zoos.
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Good boy! Puppy dog eyes evolved just for you
Is your dog really your best friend? A new study explains why they are so good at making “puppy dog” eyes at their owners. The expression is often irresistible to humans.
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Tiny T-Rex is latest new dinosaur discovery
What can we learn from the discovery of a new dinosaur species? Scientists have found a “cousin” of the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex. It was fast, fierce — and only one-metre tall.
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Trees can help predict famines and wars
Scientists are finding that tree ring patterns are a time-map of rainfall and drought, accurately going back thousands of years. These might help us predict future famine and conflict.
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The first-ever image of a black hole
In an historic moment for human discovery, scientists have released the first-ever picture of a black hole. It was created over the last two years using eight telescopes around the world.
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America to put first woman on the moon
Would you go to the Moon? The US has announced that the first woman and the next man on the Moon will be American, launching a new space race against China, Russia and India.
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Boys and girls are born different says study
Is this true? A new study has found clear differences in the brains of male and female babies while they are still growing in the womb. It feeds into a debate that is hundreds of years old…
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Scientists find clue to solar storms
Scientists have found evidence of an ancient, powerful solar flare that could cripple the technology we rely on today. Should we be worried about solar storms?
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Supersonic shockwaves snapped by NASA
Will we all be flying on supersonic planes soon? For the first time ever, NASA has photographed the shockwaves made when supersonic planes blast through the air.
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The diver who stroked a great white shark
Are the world’s fiercest predators actually quite friendly? In this amazing photo, a diver gets up close and personal with one of the world’s biggest great white sharks in Hawaii.
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China grows cotton plant on the Moon
Should we turn the Moon into a farm? China’s amazing mission to the far side of the Moon has made another breakthrough: growing its first ever plants. It could be the start of big things…
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Magicians accused of spreading fake science
Is this true? Magicians like Derren Brown claim they have the ability to “read” people’s minds. Scientists say this is impossible, and that magicians must not lie to people.
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