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How to watch today鈥檚 spectacular solar eclipse

A total solar eclipse is set to be visible across parts of Europe today, while a partial eclipse will sweep across about a quarter of the planet 鈥� here鈥檚 how to see it

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4 ways to watch a solar eclipse without burning your eyes

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Physics

The proton is more quantum than we thought

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Douglas Hofstadter and Godel, Escher, Bach

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G枚del, Escher, Bach: a daunting but captivating look at consciousness聽

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The scaffolds, which are filled with fat from elsewhere in the body

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Breast-augmentation method uses your own fat in dissolving scaffolds

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A map of the distant galaxy, showing the locations of the three massive black holes, indicated by black circles (not to scale). The most massive and least massive black holes are located in the galaxy centre, and a third black hole is located in the galaxy outskirts

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Three black holes discovered in a young galaxy for the first time

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A transmission electron micrograph of bacteriophage viruses attacking E coli by injecting their genetic material into the bacterium

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CRISPR-armed phages help treat severe superbug infection

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Heart surgery cured a man鈥檚 skin cancer 鈥� and gave him a bee allergy

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Physics

Rainbows can be made from sounds 鈥� and we鈥檝e created the best ones yet

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Humans

The 85-million-year timeline of human evolution

Combining archaeological evidence with ancient DNA and data on past climates shows us how long and winding the story of human evolution is, stretching back millions of years to when the first primates arose

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Postbiotic supplement boosts body鈥檚 own GLP-1 and weight loss

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Mathematics

Why mathematician Terence Tao thinks AI must spark a rapid revolution聽

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Health

Three factors in midlife can delay the onset of dementia by 13 years

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Mathematics

A mathematical measure of surprise explains why we fall for clickbait

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Life

Should you stop using preventive flea treatments on your pets?

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Are beef-liver or standard iron supplements better for boosting iron?

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See the next total solar eclipse from the best vantage point on Earth

Discover our range of science-led tours accompanied by astronomy and eclipse experts, designed to put you on the line of totality.

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2026 solar eclipse

On 12 August, a total solar eclipse will be visible across parts of Europe, while a partial eclipse will sweep across about a quarter of the planet 鈥� here鈥檚 how to catch it.

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Where to watch the next total solar eclipse anywhere in the world

The total solar eclipse on 12 August will only be visible to a lucky few, but eclipses happen all over the world 鈥� here are the next ones to look out for, wherever you may be

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Why the upcoming eclipse is still vital in the age of solar probes

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2026 eclipse: 5 citizen science projects you can contribute to

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10 of the best pictures of solar eclipses throughout history

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Could a new approach to AI finally deliver artificial general intelligence?

AI chatbots can describe reality in words, but don鈥檛 truly understand cause and effect in the real world. Now, a fresh kind of machine intelligence that does just that is emerging

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Health

Your body changes as you age and so should your diet 鈥� here鈥檚 how聽

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Physics

Strange paraparticles could be reality鈥檚 missing ingredient

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Humans

We鈥檙e beginning to understand the sudden 鈥榞rief attacks鈥� that hit mourners

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