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Mark Thomson, a professor of experimental particle physics at the University of Cambridge, has landed one of the most coveted jobs in global science. But it is hard not to wonder, when looked at from a certain angle, whether he has taken one for…

Mosasaurs were the apex predators of the oceans during the reign of the dinosaurs, but new research reveals dinosaurs weren’t safe from them in rivers either.

Researchers from Sweden, the US, and the Netherlands analyzed isotopes in several…

NASA’s first crewed mission toward the moon in more than half a century moved closer to liftoff recently, as the Artemis 2 astronauts completed a full launch day dress rehearsal in Florida.

The four astronauts set to fly around the moon on the

Deep in the sandstone cliffs of Western Australia’s remote Kimberley region, researchers have uncovered dinosaur footprints of unprecedented scale, some extending over 1.7 meters in length. Etched into the tidal flats over 130 million…

Earth is surrounded by human-made debris that orbits our planet. The problem is worsening every year, and 2025 was no different.

Space debris experts say nearly 130 million pieces of orbital junk are zipping around our planet: high-speed…

A team of Chinese researchers has identified eight caves in Mars’ Hebrus Valles that may have been sculpted by water. These potential karst caves are the first of their kind discovered on another planet. Unlike previously known Martian…

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• 31 December 2025