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The closest ever Einstein ring, picked up by the European Space Agency’s Euclid space telescope

Space

Stunning image shows the closest ever Einstein ring

Albert Einstein himself thought that the eponymous Einstein ring would be impossible to observe, but the Euclid telescope has picked one up just 600 million light years from Earth

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Space

Astronomers have spotted the largest known object in the universe

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The robotic arm at different stages of activation

Technology

Robot made from pig gelatin biodegrades when no longer needed

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Mind

We are all bad at choosing random numbers in our own unique way

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Technology

Old fighter jets can be melted down and 3D printed into new ones

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Technology

Is Elon Musk’s DOGE going to break decades-old US government software?

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Technology

Is the UK about to force Apple to reveal all of your encrypted data?

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A woman with a hand amputation picking an object up while wearing the prosthetic

Technology

Dexterous and light prosthetic hand can tie knots and comb hair

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Environment

The ocean is losing its ability to store heat as the planet warms up

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Technology

AI chip smaller than a grain of salt uses light to decode data

A tiny chip on the tip of a fibre-optic cable can passively harness light to perform AI computations, dramatically reducing the amount of energy and computing power required

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Life

Humpback whale songs have patterns that resemble human language

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Life

London Underground mutant mosquitoes have surprisingly ancient origins

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Physics

The perfect boiled egg takes more than half an hour to cook

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Life

Amazing plesiosaur fossil preserves its skin and scales

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