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Environment

Solar boom has replaced farmland that could feed millions of people

More than 1300 square kilometres of cropland worldwide was covered by solar panels in 2018, an area that could be producing 4 quadrillion calories per year

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Space

What would happen if Earth was the centre of the solar system?

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Is an old NASA probe about to redraw the frontier of the solar system?

Space

Is an old NASA probe about to redraw the frontier of the solar system?

Features

Space

Pluto and the largest moon of Neptune might be siblings

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Primordial black holes crossing stars, orbit figures.

Space

Tiny black holes hiding in the sun could trace out stunning patterns

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Environment

Solar-powered floating islands could help to regrow coral reefs

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Thermal-trapping device reaching 1050 degrees Celsius CREDIT Device/Casati et al. USAGE RESTRICTIONS Credit must be given to the creator. Adaptations must be shared under the same terms.

Physics

Sunlight-trapping device can generate temperatures over 1000°C

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2M9GRJH Doctor examines patient with prolapse of left kidney and spleen using ultrasound probe

Health

Ultrasound therapy could treat lung condition linked to heart failure

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An image of Mars

Space

Mars is blasting plasma out of its atmosphere into space

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Health

Autoimmune conditions linked to reactivated X chromosome genes

The inactivation of one copy of the X chromosome in female mammals may start to fail as they get older, which may be why women have a higher risk of autoimmune conditions such as lupus

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Health

The new drugs preventing allergic reactions to peanuts and other foods

Features

Space

How could we make a solar eclipse happen every day?

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Comment

The Immune Mind review: How mental and physical health combine

Culture

Health

Oral vaccine prevents recurring UTIs for nine years

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