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Space Earth-like alien world looms into view through Kepler telescope Kepler 452b (right) is about 60 per cent larger in diameter than Earth (Artist's impression: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle) Meet Kepler 452b, Earth's new alien cousin. This rocky planet is the first alien world we've seen that circles a sun-like star at a distance that should allow liquid water to exist on its surface. The planet came … 51¶¯Âþ
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Life Macabre mousetraps show age-old ingenuity in the vermin wars (All images: Heidi and Hans-Jürgenkoch/Eyevine) IF YOU are scanning these pictures for the "ACME corporation" logo, stop. Although these instruments of torture could easily be imagined in the hands of a cartoon villain, they are real mousetraps developed through the ages. They might seem comical – after all, there is something very cartoon-like about … Regulars
Life Nature's strangest families: Why animals adopt Forget altruism and good intentions: in nature adoption is a cut-throat business involving deception, mistaken identity, posturing and offspring on the make Features
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Feedback: Free energy dreams deliver endless fruitloopery (Image: Paul McDevitt) Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more Orbo offers endless spin PERPETUAL motion devices continue to deliver amusement, if not the promised free energy. Feedback previously discussed the Enclosed Loop Electric Windmill System, a device that raised $3 of investment capital on crowd-funding site … Regulars