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Lava could have preserved the origins of life on the moon

Life

Lava could have preserved the origins of life on the moon

New experiments suggest that if life-bearing meteorites hit the young, molten moon, they could have been preserved until today

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Physics

Wave function gets real in quantum experiment

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Leak suggests big bang find was a dusty mistake

Space

Leak suggests big bang find was a dusty mistake

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Möbius strips of light made for the first time

Technology

Möbius strips of light made for the first time

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The maths drive is like the sex drive

Life

The maths drive is like the sex drive

Opinion

Ancient planets are almost as old as the universe

Space

Ancient planets are almost as old as the universe

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Finding ET – we're gonna need a bigger dish

Space

Finding ET – we're gonna need a bigger dish

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Physics

Shapely photons break rules to fly slower than light

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Weird cosmic echoes may offer new glimpse of big bang

Space

Weird cosmic echoes may offer new glimpse of big bang

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If birds in a truck fly, does the truck get lighter?

Life

If birds in a truck fly, does the truck get lighter?

Yes, but it also gets heavier, say researchers who weighed flapping birds with super sensitive scales

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Space

You think there's a multiverse? Get real

Opinion

Physics

Eureka relived: Spark of genius proved truth of light

Features

Technology

Eureka relived: Gunpowder blasts from the past

Features

Physics

Reliving five eureka moments lost in history

Features