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How to make the best cup of cold-brew coffee

Cold-brew coffee is on the rise. Enthusiasts say it has a smoother, less acidic taste and new research backs this up, finds Sam Wong, who takes his with ice and milk

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Count the bugs "splatted" on your car to help track insect decline

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Solar storms may cause up to 5500 heart-related deaths in a given year

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How long does evolution take? It happens on two different timescales

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by SpaceX/ZUMA Wire/Shutterstock (10664346i) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard. NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission is the first launch with astronauts of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. SpaceX Demo-2 Historic Manned Launch, Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. - 30 May 2020

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Emissions from rocket launches could affect Earth's weather systems

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A chip from Google's Sycamore quantum computer

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Quantum computers proved to have ‘quantum advantage’ on some tasks

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How science can help you bake a loaf of bread that stays softer longer

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Do your own experiment to see if your teabags really are compostable

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Do your own experiment to see if your teabags really are compostable

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Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder review: The science behind the show

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Doctor Who Worlds of Wonder: The science behind the sci-fi

Doctor Who is the longest-running sci-fi series in the world. And whilst it might seem fantastical, many of the ideas that feature in the 59-year-show are drawn from topical scientific ideas

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How to analyse your garden soil and choose the plants to suit it

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UK visa for top talent excludes graduates of African universities

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Waste wood chemically recycled to produce material stronger than steel

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Claims that girls have a 'natural' aversion to physics are harmful

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