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Sensory organ in male cephalopod, known as hectocotylus, able to detect female hormone progesterone, even if male cannot see partner Sex might seem an intimate act, but scientists have shed fresh light on how octopuses manage it at arms...

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Glitch to the facilities quickly fixed, in relief to astronauts onboard Orion spacecraft A blinking fault light on Nasa’s Orion spacecraft signalled an unwelcome setback at the start of the historic Artemis II mission: the toilet was out...

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The moonshot gave US spectacle a broader face with the first woman, first person of color and first non-American It gave the appearance of a true all-American moment: a Nasa moon rocket blasting into a clear Florida sky on the US space...

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Nasa mission enters its second day, with crew hoping to become first people to get close to the moon in 50 years Four astronauts are preparing to leave Earth’s orbit and slingshot towards the moon as Nasa’s Artemis II mission enters its...

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Divers in race against time to unearth wreck of the Dannebroge before seabed becomes construction site More than 200 years after being sunk by Admiral Horatio Nelson and the British fleet, a Danish warship has been discovered on the seabed...

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The Murriyang radio telescope in Parkes, NSW broadcast the moon landing in 1969 and is now observing the Artemis II lunar mission Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast On the day of the Apollo moon landing, 21 July...

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Saunas and cold plunge pools are popping up everywhere in the UK, bringing fiery heat and icy cold to a beach, city farm or park near you. Their users will be ready with all the reasons why it’s good for both the mind and the body. But...

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Nasa’s moon rocket Artemis II launched on Wednesday evening (US time), carrying astronauts to the moon for the first time in almost 54 years. The launch marks the first time since the Apollo 17 mission of December 1972 that humans will...

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For the first time in over 50 years, astronauts will see Earth from distant space. Let’s hope the images they send back of our fragile home bring some much-needed unity More than 50 years ago, the Apollo astronauts’ photographs of Earth...

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Called Foundayo, the tablet becomes the second one to receive FDA’s green light after Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the green light on Wednesday to a new oral weight-loss medication developed by the...

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Follow latest updates, including how to watch the launch, as four astronauts prepare to set off on a 10-day, 685,000-mile journey with millions watching Three of Artemis II’s four crew members are Nasa astronauts and spaceflight veterans...

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The more than 100 bat species living in the Mozambican reserve’s labyrinth of caves play a key role in maintaining a fragile ecosysytem that benefits wildlife and people • Words and photographs by Kang-Chun Cheng After wriggling gingerly...

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Within the lunar dirt is a type of helium so rare on Earth that a palm-sized container is estimated to be worth millions In the silent vacuum of space, five autonomous robots churn through the lunar surface, digging up a loose layer of...

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Almost 30 years after scientists mapped the nerves in the penis, they’ve done the same for the clitoris. At least men have stopped denying it exists There’s no excuse for being icliterate any more. It was a long time coming, but, almost 30...

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Fully crewed rocket will head to moon from Florida – first time since 1972 that humans will have left lower Earth orbit A little more than an hour before sunset on Florida’s space coast, up to 400,000 people packed on beaches and causeways...

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Astrophysicist who studied the outer atmospheres of cool stars including the corona of the sun, visible during eclipses Dame Carole Jordan, who has died aged 84, was internationally renowned for her studies of the outer atmosphere of the...

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Prof Ruben Saakyan and Prof Sheila Rowan respond to Prof Charlotte Deane of UK Research and Innovation If the UK’s position in quantum computing is indeed a success story of long-term investment in fundamental science, as...

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Family pushing for greater controls after inquest finds Oliver Robinson’s prescription was ‘obstacle’ to proper care Oliver Robinson felt he had exhausted conventional therapies when he left the Priory, a private mental health facility...

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Today, the space around Earth can no longer be considered empty. More than 30,000 objects are in orbit, and that figure is rising exponentially Some reports suggest that by the end of this decade there could more than 60,000 active...

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If all goes to plan, Artemis II, Nasa’s mission to return humans to the moon, will launch this week. The mission will mark the farthest that humans have travelled from Earth, and the first return to the moon in more than 50 years. It will...

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Astronaut Tim Peake and Guardian journalist Richard Luscombe talk through Artemis II, the first manned mission to the moon for 50 years This week, for the first time in 50 years, Nasa is sending people to the moon once more. And though...

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Th nswrs t tdys pzzls Earlier today I set you the following puzzles. Listed below are ten common phrases or sayings in the English language, five of which are found in Shakespeare. Each letter is replaced by a box the same width and height...

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The Bank of England has got an opportunity to bring these vital species into the spotlight, says Nicola Hutchinson Your article on the Bank of England’s plans to feature nature on future banknotes (‘A toad is a perfect tenner’: experts...

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Cape Canaveral and Titusville, long ghost towns after 1969 moon landing, have witnessed space industry ‘renaissance’ Almost six decades have passed since the space coast of Florida experienced an atmosphere quite like this. On its beaches...

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Aarti Holla-Maini, of the UN’s Office for Outer Space Affairs, is primed and ready should a planetary strike occur – and just over 12 months ago, she thought it might The UN official had trained for this moment. She had run drills and...

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If you’re the glass-half-full type, you should be overjoyed at the news coming out of Yale School of Public Health. But pessimists like me? We’re stuffed There’s bad news for me and my fellow Eeyores (there always is): a positive mindset...

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To see or not to see, that is the question How much information does a sentence need to contain in order to be readable? That’s the idea behind today’s puzzles. Listed below are ten common phrases or sayings in the English language. Each...

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A moonless evening away from streetlights will be the best to track down this celestial feline It will require some patience to track down this faint northern constellation, but it will put another piece of celestial geography into place....

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The first lunar mission since 1972 is about to lift off. It may not be as groundbreaking as the Apollo flights, but don’t write off the fascination the moon still exerts On 21 July 1969, Neil Armstrong swung open the hatch of his...

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The US health secretary says he is a big fan of peptides. Many are promising drugs, but the only way to know their utility is proper clinical trials Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, is a chaotic person, but his Make America...

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The latest research suggests there’s far more to good fortune than mere accident When the founder of Panasonic, Kōnosuke Matsushita, was asked what quality he valued most in job candidates, his answer baffled everyone: whether they were...

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Anatomy of one of least studied human organs could improve outcomes for women who have pelvic surgery Almost 30 years after the intricate web of nerves inside the penis was plotted out, the same mapping has finally been completed for one...

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University’s botanic garden will use study materials created by John Stevens Henslow, the naturalist’s mentor, 200 years ago Plant specimens and teaching materials that inspired Charles Darwin and qualified him to work as a naturalist on...

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Cuts of nearly 70% may force university departments to close and damage UK’s research progress, senior scientists say British physicists have shaped our understanding of nature and the universe for more than a century, uncovering the...

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Study into how fertilisation could work in space finds sperm may get disorientated when trying to find an egg Sperm in space are likely to get disoriented and lost while struggling to find their way to an egg, a new study has found. When...

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Exclusive: Paul Marshall also challenged over his own ‘misleading’ statements and £1.8bn of fossil fuel investments in his hedge fund The co-owner of GB News and “committed” Christian Sir Paul Marshall has been criticised by a group of...

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A box the size of a filing cabinet was lifted by crane, slowly moved and placed very carefully in the back of an unassuming lorry earlier this week. What looked like a casual drive around the Cern campus was actually a world-first...

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UK’s advantageous position in the field is down to sustained long-term public investment from UK Research and Innovation and its partners, says Prof Charlotte Deane Dr Simon Williams (Letters, 19 March) writes that ambition in quantum...

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Research suggests hunter-gatherers were feeding dogs and giving them ritual burials as early as the last ice age They are humankind’s best friend, and now ancient DNA analysis has revealed that the enduring bond between dogs and humans...

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Researchers believe rock samples taken from the Apollo missions gave scientists a misleading impression How magnetic is the moon? Analysis of rock samples from the Apollo missions suggested that the moon had an extremely strong magnetic...

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Need for abstinence before fertility treatment questioned as study finds sperm deteriorates as it stays in body Encouraging men to have more frequent ejaculations may boost their fertility, according to researchers who found that sperm...

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New Nasa chief, Jared Isaacman, has outlined several changes to flagship moon programme Artemis Nasa is cancelling plans to deploy a space station in lunar orbit and will instead use its components to construct a $20bn base on the moon’s...

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For oncologists like me, it would be a different world if we could accurately detect cancer before it metastasised and reassure patients that early intervention saved lives At an academic function, a guest asks what I do and I say, “public...

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Researchers detail ‘surprisingly large’ cardiovascular health benefits of modest shifts in behaviour Sleeping for 11 minutes more each night, doing 4.5 additional minutes of brisk walking and eating an extra 50g or so of vegetables each...

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When James Prescott Joule lent his name to a unit of energy, he could not have foreseen today’s alarming calculations The primary unit of climate collapse is the zettajoule. If you have never heard of this term, you are not alone. Even...

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Why is it like something to be ourselves and how do physical processes create our subjective experience? These questions get to the heart of the knotty problem of consciousness, and they provided the spark for the latest book from...

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Hope Scottish pilot will result in heel prick test for rare genetic condition being approved across Britain Scotland has become the first part of the UK to screen newborn babies for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic condition...

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Regulus will suddenly disappear from view for a couple of hours on the first evening of British summer time There is something unexpectedly thrilling about watching one celestial object pass in front of another, an eclipse being the...

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The whole ecosystem inside a cave feeds off guano, dead bats, or any dead animals on the ground. It’s not for the faint-hearted It can be daunting entering a cave. It is an underground world that possibly hasn’t been explored before. The...