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Hard but lightweight 鈥榖io-metal鈥� material discovered in sea worm jaws

Marine bristle worms have jaws made from a mix of proteins and metal ions that may constitute a whole new kind of material, with possible applications in engineering

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Environment

Why praying for rain appears to work 鈥� but only in some places

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Technology

The US-China AI arms race has taken an unexpected turn

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Humans

Maya mathematician’s name decoded alongside astronomical formula

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Space

Sugar molecules found in interstellar space for the first time

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People seeking shade in Paris, France, on 26 June

Environment

Shifts in the jet stream are behind Europe’s long heatwaves

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Health

Game that reduces dementia risk may clear amyloid from men’s brains

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan of a vertical section through the head of a child with a glioma brain cancer (dark red, centre)

Health

Four children with terminal brain cancer saved by new cell therapy

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Space

UN space database aimed at easing global tensions is mysteriously down

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Environment

Global warming already causing crop losses of over $20 billion a year

Climate change is already having a big impact on crop yields, and the subsequent financial losses will continue to rise as the world keeps warming

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Mathematics

Mathematicians put AI to work on Fermat’s last theorem

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Space

2026 eclipse: 5 citizen science projects you can contribute to

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Chemistry

Special relativity can warp chemical bonds 鈥� now we’ve seen it happen

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Health

Resuscitated human retinas respond to light 10 hours after death

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