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First rocks returned from Moon’s far side reveal ancient volcanic activity

Researchers have had their first-ever look at samples brought back from the Moon’s far side — and they detail a history of volcanic activity that

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Fragments of eternal youth

Jingex was feeling their age. Over the past 10 or 15 yahn cycles, they’d grown and grown and grown, until they were no longer spry

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Why did Earth’s first radio message to alien civilizations leave out half of humanity?

As the electronic signals from our planet expand ever outwards into space, the world is marking 50 years since humanity broadcast its first radio message

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Emissions from private jets are soaring

More private jets are taking to the skies now than there were four years ago.Credit: Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty A global analysis of private-jet use

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India–Eurasia convergence speed-up by passive-margin sediment subduction

Patriat, P. & Achache, J. India–Eurasia collision chronology has implications for crustal shortening and driving mechanism of plates. Nature 311, 615–621 (1984). Article  ADS  Google

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The eight obituaries of a Shanghai person

One: 16 March 2074 Donghua Advertising Company is deeply saddened to announce that, owing to company restructuring and resource optimization, Mr Chen Qi, a senior

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How does overeating lead to diabetes? A surge of neurotransmitters

Eating a high-fat diet is a risk factor for diabetes.Credit: Cate Gillon/Getty People with obesity are ten times more likely to develop diabetes compared to

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My career path from chemist to spin-off co-founder to chief technology officer

Gaëlle Andreatta (left) and Julia Carpenter are working to bring a new type of metal foam to market.Credit: Apheros In August, the technology start-up Apheros

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Study reveals three ways to disappear down a Wikipedia rabbit hole

Data from hundreds of thousands of browsing sessions is revealing how people navigate Wikipedia. Credit: Sascha Steinbach/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock An analysis of the searching patterns of nearly

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I’ve been studying misinformation for a decade — here are the rumours to watch out for on US election day

This year’s US presidential race is unprecedented, with a last-minute switch in the Democratic Party’s nominee and assassination attempts targeting Republican Party candidate Donald Trump.