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Physics
Metal mist clears for fusion power
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Physics
World’s most sensitive neutrino experiment begins
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Space
Messy galactic mergers lead to delicate spiral shapes
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Physics
Approaching Earth makes asteroids go pale
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Life
Exolanguage: do you speak alien?
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Life
The face of first contact: What aliens look like
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Let’s face it, science is boring
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Space
Failed stellar bombs hint at supernova tipping point
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Life
Extraterrestrial rafting: Hunting off-world sea life
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Physics
Solving the crystal maze: The secrets of structure
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Earth
Building a second sun: Take $10 billion, add coconuts
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Dark energy lit up by black-hole pairs
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