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Cambridge lab for clever birds saved from closure by public donations

The "corvid palace", a renowned UK centre for research on intelligence in crows and their kin that was due to be shut down this month, has been saved by a campaign kick-started by a �鶹��ý article

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China's space station module Wentian and a Long March-5B Y3 carrier rocket at the launching area of the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on 18 July 2022 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China

Space

China prepares to launch laboratory module to Tiangong space station

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Jupiter from Europa. Computer artwork of a view towards Jupiter and its moons, across the surface of Europa as it might have looked four billion years ago. Europa is the fourth largest of the moons that orbit Jupiter. It is believed to be composed of silicate rocks with a layer of water ice covering the entire surface. It may contain more water than all of Earth's oceans combined but its distance from its sun meant that there wasn't enough heat to prevent it from freezing over.

Humans

11 of the best science fiction books for holiday reading

Culture

Chillies growing in glasshouse at West Dean

Humans

How to grow chilli plants in cooler climates

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Society

UK scientists in EU funding limbo after Boris Johnson's resignation

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How to make the best cup of cold-brew coffee

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J3TX0E Splattering of dead insects on a car windscreen, windshield whilst driving along a road with signs and road white markings.

Society

Count the bugs "splatted" on your car to help track insect decline

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Health

Solar storms may cause up to 5500 heart-related deaths in a given year

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Earth

How long does evolution take? It happens on two different timescales

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by SpaceX/ZUMA Wire/Shutterstock (10664346i) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard. NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission is the first launch with astronauts of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. SpaceX Demo-2 Historic Manned Launch, Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. - 30 May 2020

Earth

Emissions from rocket launches could affect Earth's weather systems

Increasing numbers of space launches will put more black carbon high in the atmosphere, where it can trap heat from the sun

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Technology

Quantum computers proved to have ‘quantum advantage’ on some tasks

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Humans

How science can help you bake a loaf of bread that stays softer longer

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Doctor Who: Worlds of Wonder review: The science behind the show

Culture

Humans

Do your own experiment to see if your teabags really are compostable

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