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Insight on Mars

Space

NASA鈥檚 InSight lander has been declared dead after four years on Mars

Over the course of its time on Mars, the InSight lander measured 1319 marsquakes, but it has finally been overwhelmed with dust and its mission has come to an end

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Comparison of a gel sheet and a standard cloth

Technology

Super-absorbent towel soaks up liquids better than cloth or paper

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X-rays from different angles showing cochlear implants in a rat

Health

Stimulating the brainstem may make cochlear implants more effective

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Bee on a rape flower

Health

Shortage of pollinators could be killing 427,000 people a year

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Lattice soldierfish

Life

Fish see in the dark thanks to extra layers of rod cells in their eyes

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DNA

Health

Parasitic DNA makes us age faster – but we’re not sure why

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The Twitter logo

Technology

Twitter security flaw may leave videos sent in direct messages exposed

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Physics

It may be possible to traverse a wormhole and then send a signal home

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Dragonflies, insects, animals, nature, macro Dragonfly - focus on the eye.

Life

Small and speedy animals perceive time faster than big, slow creatures

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Viviana Figueroa from Argentina speaks during the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal, Quebec, on December 16, 2022. (Photo by Lars Hagberg / AFP) (Photo by LARS HAGBERG/AFP via Getty Images)

Environment

COP15 biodiversity deal is 鈥榥ew era鈥� for Indigenous-led conservation

The agreement made at the COP15 biodiversity summit balanced a recognition of the importance of Indigenous peoples and territories for conserving biodiversity without imposing on Indigenous sovereignty over those lands

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Technology

DeepMind鈥檚 AI cuts energy costs for cooling buildings

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Life

Living in trees may have given great apes vocal skills for consonants

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Health

Why are children catching so many illnesses this winter?

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Health

Lyme disease may spread further by helping ticks survive cold winters

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