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Astonishing photograph of last year's annular solar eclipse in Utah

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Astonishing photograph of last year's annular solar eclipse in Utah

Pieced together digitally from thousands of images, this shot of last October's annular eclipse, from Andrew McCarthy and Daniel Stein, is a curtain-raiser for next month's total solar eclipse in North America

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A drawing of people worshipping the sun during an eclipse

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First Nations astronomers predicted eclipses without using writing

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The strange phenomena visible during April's total solar eclipse

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'Play With Me' series

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Annie Bot review: A sharp take on a sex robot that becomes human

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In Frank Herbert’s Dune, fungi are hidden in plain sight

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In Frank Herbert’s Dune, fungi are hidden in plain sight

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Solar Eclipse and elephants

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The surprising ways animals react to a total solar eclipse

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The outer parts of the sun during a total solar eclipse

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6 things to look out for during the total solar eclipse

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The scientific secrets to baking a perfectly moist chocolate cake

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Two people viewing an eclipse wearing eclipse glasses

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How to view an eclipse safely and what to look for in eclipse glasses

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Google launches $5m prize to find actual uses for quantum computers

Existing quantum computers can solve some problems faster than any ordinary computer, but none of those problems has any practical use. Google and XPRIZE hope to change that

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The best new science fiction books of March 2024

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What causes a total solar eclipse and how often do they occur?

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Casimir Funk: The scientist who gave us the word 'vitamin'

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Dune Part Two review: Thrills sure, but not weird enough to be good

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