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One half of the moon is hotter than the other

Anomalies in the moon’s gravitational field suggest our satellite’s insides are warmer on one side than the other – which means that its interior is asymmetric

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2YF8KFA A man takes the ice bath in frozen lake, the icy water providing a refreshing and invigorating experience during winter swimming

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An expert's new book unravels the amazing secrets of the vagus nerve

Culture

A colour-enhanced scanning electron microscope image of a mushroom with psychedelic properties

Mind

Psychedelics may boost mental health by dampening inflammation

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How vanishing Y chromosomes could help explain men's ill health

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How vanishing Y chromosomes could help explain men's ill health

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KHKRFM Haumea and moons, illustration. Haumea is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt. It is noted for its elongated shape, somewhat like a rugby ball. It is orbited by at least two moons and a narrow ring of rocky particles.

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How to spot Haumea, one of the solar system's strangest objects

Regulars

We're finally uncovering fibre's remarkable benefits for body and mind

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We're finally uncovering fibre's remarkable benefits for body and mind

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The Mysterious NWA 15915

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Weird meteorite may be relic of lost planet that no longer exists

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Mars appears light blue in this near-infrared image from the Hera spacecraft, with its moon Deimos represented by a dark mark towards the centre of the image

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Hera asteroid mission takes stunning images of Mars’s moon Deimos

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Saturn gains 128 moons, giving it more than the other planets combined

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There’s a tiny chance the asteroid headed for Earth could hit the moon

If asteroid 2024 YR4 does smash down on the lunar surface, the explosion might be visible from Earth and would leave a new crater on the near side of the moon

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How meteorites are rewriting the history of the solar system

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Why we must investigate Phobos, the solar system's strangest object

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Most detailed survey of particles around the sun reveals new mysteries

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Health

Scratching an itch could help boost your immune defences

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