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Keadby 2 gas power station

Environment

Net zero: The UK is building its last big gas power plant

Keadby 2 will almost certainly be the UK鈥檚 last large traditional gas power plant as the country transitions to clean energy - and other planned power plants nearby demonstrate how it will get there

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The 'Cambrian explosion' saw the emergence of many animals we recognise today

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Burst of animal evolution altered chemical make-up of Earth’s mantle

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An employee in front of a screen displaying charts for cryptocurrencies at the Independent Reserve office in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, March 4, 2022. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies??rose earlier??in the week on the expectation that they might gain traction during Russias invasion of Ukraine. The advance was then??stymied by concern??about the effect of international sanctions against Russia. Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Technology

Will bitcoin help or hinder Ukraine’s fight against Russian invasion?

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Moais of Ahu Tongariki

Environment

Easter Islanders relied on freshwater springs under the sea to survive

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Technology

Silkworms make fluorescent silk after eating quantum dots

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Ocean Infinity's marine robotic vessel

Technology

Robotic ships could inspect underwater pipelines without a crew

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Physics

Will Russia’s attack on a Ukrainian nuclear plant cause a meltdown?

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pics of mother/infant bonobos supplied by the study authors

Life

Adjusting to a new sibling is highly stressful for bonobo infants

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High cholesterol levels. Computer artwork balls of cholesterol in a blood vessel. Cholesterol is a lipid, a fat-like substance. High blood levels of LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol compared to HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol are thought to raise the risk of atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty deposits on artery walls. This is a major cause of heart attack and stroke.

Health

Fat levels in blood predict risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease

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Space

NASA funds experimental radiation shield and Mars climbing robot

Several futuristic projects have just been awarded money through NASA鈥檚 Innovative Advanced Concepts programme 鈥� here are New 杏吧原创's top five choices

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Environment

The underwater sea farm that’s like a space station

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Life

Very rare sponge reef may have been found off California coast

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Life

Long-necked sauropod dinosaurs had unusual way of walking

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Technology

Super strong metamaterial inspired by kirigami, a variation of origami

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