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T. rex took 40 years to become fully grown

An analysis of growth rings in the leg bones of 17 Tyrannosaurus rex individuals reveals that the dinosaurs matured much more slowly than previously thought, and adds to the evidence that they weren't all one species

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Environment

We must completely change the way we build homes to stay below 2°C

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Wildfires in California in January 2025

Environment

Sooner-than-expected climate impacts could cost the world trillions

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Man walking out of subway station

Health

These small lifestyle tweaks can add a year to your life

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Greenland shark

Life

Greenland sharks survive for centuries with diseased hearts

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Humans

Pompeii’s public baths were unhygienic until the Romans took over

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Formation of a ring around an extrasolar planet (artist's impression)

Technology

Quantum computers could help sharpen images of exoplanets

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Life

Is there an evolutionary reason for same-sex sexual behaviour?

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Technology

We’re about to simulate a human brain on a supercomputer

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Trees floating towards the Arctic Ocean

Environment

Sinking trees in Arctic Ocean could remove 1 billion tonnes of CO2

Cutting down boreal forest and sinking the felled trees in the depths of the Arctic Ocean could remove up to 1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year – but it could come at a cost to the Arctic ecosystem

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Space

NASA is performing an unprecedented medical evacuation from the ISS

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Health

Microbiome study hints that fibre could be linked to better sleep

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Society

Why does the United States want to buy Greenland?

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Technology

Quantum neural network may be able to cheat the uncertainty principle

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