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PAHOA, HI - MAY 4: In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, a column of robust, reddish-brown ash plume occurred after a magnitude 6.9 South Flank following the eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on May 4, 2018 in the Leilani Estates subdivision near Pahoa, Hawaii. The governor of Hawaii has declared a local state of emergency near the Mount Kilauea volcano after it erupted following a 5.0-magnitude earthquake, forcing the evacuation of nearly 1,700 residents. (Photo by U.S. Geological Survey via Getty Images)

Earth

Plumes of rock that feed volcanic hotspots are surprisingly cold

Geologists may need to come up with a new explanation for the sources of volcanic activity in places like Iceland and Hawaii

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Hiroshi Ezura, a professor of genetic engineering at the University of Tsukuba, with his genome edited tomato plant (Naoki Shoji).

Technology

2021 in review: CRISPR-edited food goes on sale to public

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Humans

Snowflake spotters needed to give climate science a boost

Regulars

The secret life of cheese: How marvellous microbes create its flavour

Life

The secret life of cheese: How marvellous microbes create its flavour

Features

Six pointed snowflake

Humans

Kenneth Libbrecht interview: A grand unified theory of snowflakes

Features

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Mary Robinette Kowal: An exclusive short story for 51��

Culture

S0J9ED Cascade hops fresh off of the vine.

Humans

How climate change is shaking up the hops that give beer its flavour

Features

Thousands of people march though Central London, UK, on Earth Day on 22 April 2017 to protest against what they see as a threat to experts, evidence and investment in science. Protesters assembled at the Science Museum and marched to Parliament Square. The march, a worldwide event, supports science and evidence-based research and was organized in opposition to Donald Trump's environmental and energy policies. (Photo by Jay Shaw Baker/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Humans

We’ll never understand the universe while we’re drowning in admin

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Planet Earth and Sun. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

Space

Mysterious origin of Earth's water may be explained by solar wind

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Three cloudy mineral rocks are set against a black background

Physics

Physicists have created a new type of diamond by crushing buckyballs

A new form of diamond created in the lab is as strong as natural diamond and better able to withstand heat

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An inside look at oysters – and how to enjoy them safely

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Earth

New mineral davemaoite discovered inside a diamond from Earth's mantle

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Space

How you can get involved with the hunt for gravitational waves

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Technology

Water-absorbing material inspired by plant roots could power robots

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