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The Southern Delta Aquariid meteor shower in the night sky. The Aquariids are visible from mid-July to mid-August each year, with peak activity on July 28 or 29. Photographed with a Canon Rebel Xsi, 17mm lens, ISO 800, 20 sec. exposure.

Space

How to spot the Delta Aquariids meteor shower this month

A new moon in late July will give us dark skies – perfect for spotting this beautiful meteor shower, says Abigail Beall

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Humans

Homo naledi's burial practices could change what it means to be human

Leader

Social media is dead – here’s what comes next

Technology

Social media is dead – here’s what comes next

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Tapping into the full power of music could transform our lives

Mind

Tapping into the full power of music could transform our lives

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Have we found an unlikely solution to the climate impact of flying?

Environment

Have we found an unlikely solution to the climate impact of flying?

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Environment

Why we urgently need to talk about geoengineering

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Earth

We've found that a new type of rock is forming from old slag heaps

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The NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument on NASA?s James Webb Space Telescope?s reveals a portion of the Milky Way?s dense core in a new light. An estimated 500,000 stars shine in this image of the Sagittarius C (Sgr C) region, along with some as-yet unidentified features. A large region of ionized hydrogen, shown in cyan, contains intriguing needle-like structures that lack any uniform orientation. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and S. Crowe (University of Virginia).

Space

The cosmos is vast, so how do we measure it?

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Technology

Will we ever feel comfortable with AIs taking on important tasks?

Leader

Plans to genetically screen newborns for rare diseases are problematic

Health

Plans to genetically screen newborns for rare diseases are problematic

The UK's health secretary has announced a 10-year plan to check newborns for a huge range of rare conditions. There are major medical and ethical issues with this, argues neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan

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Health

The unexpected benefits of wall squats and other isometric exercises

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Technology

Why falling in love with an AI isn’t laughable, it’s inevitable

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Humans

70,000 years ago humans underwent a major shift – that’s why we exist

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Technology

The dangers of so-called AI experts believing their own hype

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