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Earth science

Falling diamonds on black background

Space

It might rain diamonds on more than 1900 exoplanets across the galaxy

It may be easier than researchers thought to form diamonds inside giant planets, which means that it might rain diamonds on up to a third of the planets we have discovered so far

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Environment

Animal bones ground into an edible paste could help reduce food waste

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Martin Rees - Astronomer Royal

Space

'This century is special': Martin Rees on the vast span of time

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Robert Moses

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Why I explored the corrupting power of tech billionaires in The Future

Culture

Read an extract from The Future by Naomi Alderman

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Read an extract from The Future by Naomi Alderman

Culture

Chemistry

Notoriously complex material called 'plumber's nightmare' created

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HC Gilje

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Celebrating dark skies at a festival in deepest Denmark

Culture

Earth

Vast submerged area near Australia may once have hosted 500,000 people

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Alastair Reynolds, British sci-fi author

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The best new science fiction books of January 2024

Culture

Hera, her CubeSats, and their rocky target

Space

In 2024 the Hera mission will revisit the asteroid punched by NASA

NASA’s DART mission slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, and the European Space Agency is sending the Hera mission to investigate the collision’s aftermath

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Space

Get ready to see a total solar eclipse in 2024 – here's how

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Technology

Encryption upgrade in 2024 will keep data safe from quantum computers

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Environment

2024 could finally see greenhouse gas emissions start to decline

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Technology

Europe plans to build the world’s fastest supercomputer in 2024

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