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Dispute among mathematicians raises concerns over AI’s scientific accuracy

A disagreement involving mathematicians has prompted wider concerns about whether artificial intelligence could affect confidence in scientific work,...

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Rare dinosaur skeleton set to go under the hammer in New York

A rare dinosaur skeleton is due to be auctioned in New York with an estimated price tag of £4.5 million, amid debate over whether such remains should...

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October’s Hunter’s Moon illuminates night skies around the world

October’s full Moon, known as the Hunter’s Moon, appeared in the night sky over the weekend, with photographs capturing the event from locations aroun...

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Antarctic waterway named Amos Channel after former BBC science correspondent

A stretch of water in western Antarctica has been named the Amos Channel after a former BBC science correspondent.

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Raised eyebrows and slow blinks may signal confidence, researchers say

Researchers in Glasgow suggest that a raised eyebrow or a slow blink could help speakers project self-assurance to their audience.

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Spacecraft set to launch mission to return Martian moon dust

A spacecraft is due to launch on a mission designed to collect 10 grams of dust from one of Mars’s moons and bring it back to Earth.

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Researchers say suspected Amelia Earhart wreckage was probably trees

An expedition to a remote Pacific island found that an object identified in satellite imagery in 2020 was likely vegetation, rather than the wreckage...

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Isle of Wight fossil identified as new feathered dinosaur species

A fossil from the Isle of Wight has been identified as belonging to a newly recognised dinosaur species named Invictibellatrix, which could grow to fo...

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75,000-year-old Neanderthal wound may point to earlier violence

A spear wound dating back 75,000 years may provide evidence that violent conflict played a greater role in Neanderthal life than previously believed.

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London Zoo records first birth of rare puddle frogs

London Zoo has recorded the first birth there of Afia Birago’s puddle frogs, a tiny species recently identified in a single Ghanaian forest.

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Archaeologists identify 4,700-year-old shipwreck off Turkey

Archaeologists say a shipwreck discovered off the coast of Turkey may date back as far as 4,700 years, placing it in the Early Bronze Age and making i...

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Northern Lights visible across UK as far south as England’s coast

The Aurora Borealis was seen across the UK, reaching as far south as England’s coast, following increased solar activity.

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Apollo 11 software pioneer Margaret Hamilton dies aged 90

Margaret Hamilton, the computer scientist who led the development of software for NASA’s Apollo mission, has died aged 90.

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Chemistry Nobel awarded to French and Japanese scientists for work on life’s asymmetry

The Chemistry Nobel has been awarded to French and Japanese scientists whose work addressed the long-standing mystery of asymmetry in life.

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Belgian physicist Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in Physics

Belgian physicist Professor Francis Halzen has received the Nobel Prize in Physics for pioneering work on an observatory designed to detect particles...

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Karl Deisseroth and German colleagues awarded Nobel Prize for work on feelings

US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth has been awarded a Nobel Prize alongside German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for research...

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SpaceX ends Starship mission after 90 minutes as splashdown ends in fireball

A SpaceX Starship mission planned to last 10 hours was ended after 90 minutes, with its splashdown captured in footage that ended in a fireball.

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