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Category: Science
Astronomers may have found a moon orbiting a rogue plan...
Exomoons are notoriously hard to spot, but it may be easier around free-floating planets that don't orbit stars – and a team of as...
The ozone hole over the South Pole is now bigger than A...
Each year between August and October, the ozone over the South Pole is depleted – this year the hole is larger than 75 per cent of...
Cheap covid-19 antibody test shows if you have immunity...
A cheap and accurate test that can tell if people have covid-19 antibodies could be used to monitor population immunity from past ...
NASA’s Perseverance rover has been hit by 100 ‘dust dev...
The Perseverance rover on Mars was hit by 100 dust devils in its first 90 days – the Curiosity rover elsewhere on Mars is hit by t...
Fake TikTok accounts could spread disinformation ahead ...
Video-sharing app TikTok has implemented measures to prevent the spread of disinformation about the upcoming German election, but ...
Cats refuse to snuggle with objects that smell like the...
Cats form strong bonds with their owners, but the scent of their human companions doesn’t comfort them when they’re left alone – a...
Having HPV while pregnant linked to increased risk of p...
A study of 900 pregnant women has found that those infected with human papillomavirus were almost four times more likely to give b...
Ancient Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets could be decoded...
The 4500-year-old written tablets that shine a light on life in ancient Mesopotamia are often damaged, but a predictive AI trained...
Covid-19 news: Call to investigate impact of vaccines o...
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scien...
UK night skies will be among worst hit by satellite meg...
From anywhere on Earth there may soon by hundreds of satellites visible in the night sky at any time of year because of satellite ...
Are UK energy supplies in trouble after fire at French ...
A fire at a facility that connects the electricity grids of the UK and mainland Europe has led to talk of a potential winter energ...
Prehistoric elephant nursery probably made easy prey fo...
Fossil footprints reveal that the extinct straight-tusked elephant raised its young with groups of adult females and no adult male...