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Infrared-reflecting paint can cool buildings even when it is black

Technology

Infrared-reflecting paint can cool buildings even when it is black

Black paint usually absorbs heat, but a new two-layer polymer paint reflects infrared light and keeps objects 16°C cooler, which could help make buildings more energy efficient

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Astronomical time can help us put lockdown into perspective

Space

Astronomical time can help us put lockdown into perspective

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Dulce de leche: How to turn condensed milk into a tasty caramel sauce

Humans

Dulce de leche: How to turn condensed milk into a tasty caramel sauce

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We know the best spots to look for alien life – can we get to them?

Space

We know the best spots to look for alien life – can we get to them?

Culture

Weird magnetic threads in sun's corona seen for the first time

Space

Weird magnetic threads in sun's corona seen for the first time

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Correlation or causation? Mathematics can finally give us an answer

Physics

Correlation or causation? Mathematics can finally give us an answer

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Can you really grow enough fruit and veg to be self-sufficient?

Humans

Can you really grow enough fruit and veg to be self-sufficient?

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Altered Carbon 2 review: A great premise that's become too serious

Humans

Altered Carbon 2 review: A great premise that's become too serious

Culture

The City We Became review: N. K. Jemisin pits New York against aliens

Humans

The City We Became review: N. K. Jemisin pits New York against aliens

Culture

Baking without eggs: How to use aquafaba to make meringues

Humans

Baking without eggs: How to use aquafaba to make meringues

You don't need eggs to make meringues, pancakes and a host of other baked goods. If you know the science behind it, there are ingredients such as aquafaba that can do the same job

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Space

Long space flights can increase the volume of astronauts’ brains

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Humans

Seitan: How to turn flour into meat-free 'chicken' nuggets

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Space

We may have spotted a parallel universe going backwards in time

Features

Space

Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The unsung discoverer of star chemistry

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