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Nuclear power station construction

Environment

UK energy security strategy won’t provide enough energy or security

The UK government has released a plan to end the country's reliance on gas, but the decisions to ignore quick wins like insulation and favour expensive nuclear power over renewables have been widely questioned

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Triceratops

Life

A triceratops called Big John seems to have been stabbed in the head

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Anchovies

Life

Anchovies stirring up the sea may be influencing ocean mixing

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The FRAMe Project functional model in comparison to the Fragment A visual and the AMRP X-Ray images. The central large gear-b1 with the four arms is visible. The Fragments of the Mechanism are exhibited in National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Greece.

Humans

Ancient computer may have had its clock set to 23 December 178 BC

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Life

Female w膿t膩 insects have two sets of genitals and eat male ejaculate

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Common Crossbill

Life

Male crossbills grow redder feathers when they exercise harder

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HD1, object in red, appears at the center of a zoom-in image.

Space

Astronomers have found what may be the most distant galaxy ever seen

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Technology

AI turns infrared images taken in total darkness into full colour

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Microscopy of cotton (red) and polyester (black) fibers collected from tumble dryer exhaust. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Environment

Fabric conditioners reduce the release of microfibres in tumble dryers

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Short video demonstrating the robot opening a door. (screengrab)

Technology

Robot learns to open doors by splitting the task into three easy steps

Splitting a robot鈥檚 AI brain into modules that handle simpler tasks means it can be trained more quickly, but that may come at the cost of adaptability

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Technology

Robotic nurse can dress a mannequin in a hospital gown

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Humans

Ancient Chilean tsunami scared local people away for 1000 years

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Environment

We must pay more attention to plants and trees in times of crisis

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Humans

Ancient footprints are a welcome new window on ancient people’s lives

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