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Space

Synchronised volcanic eruptions on Io hint at a spongy interior

Five volcanoes on Jupiter’s moon Io erupted simultaneously, spewing a mind-boggling amount of lava onto the surface and giving us clues to what may lie underneath

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Health

This virus infects most of us – but why do only some get very ill?

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composite picture of Mars

Space

Mars's gravity may help control Earth’s cycle of ice ages

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Our solar system is extremely weird: Best ideas of the century

Space

Our solar system is extremely weird: Best ideas of the century

Features

The inflamed parts of the man's tattoo containing red ink

Health

Red tattoo ink causes man to lose all his hair and stop sweating

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Space

BepiColombo mission will start to unpick Mercury's secrets in 2026

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You can upgrade your immune system, but not in the way you think

Health

You can upgrade your immune system, but not in the way you think

Features

This is a false-color composite image of the Fomalhaut System taken with the Hubble telescope's Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) instrument in 2010 and 2012. The black circle at the center of the image blocks out the light from the bright star, allowing reflected light from the belt and planet to be photographed.

Space

Two asteroids crashed around a nearby star, solving a cosmic mystery

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A deep image of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Space

Comet 3I/ATLAS from beyond solar system carries key molecule for life

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tattoo artist

Health

Tattooing may trigger localised damage to the immune system

There is relatively little information on the long-term health effects of tattooing, but a couple of recent studies suggest the art form might trigger prolonged inflammation

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Space

Forming moon may have taken three big impacts early in Earth’s history

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Mind

Cold-water swimming has benefits for the brain as well as the body

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Space

We’ve found an unexpected structure in the solar system’s Kuiper belt

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Health

Women have supercharged immune systems and we now know why

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