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Baby-led weaning makes little nutritional difference vs spoon-feeding

[ad_1] Baby-led weaning can be a messy business Oscar Wong/Getty Images Babies who hand-feed themselves solid food appear to consume the same number of calories

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The best new science fiction books of July 2024 include a debut from Keanu Reeves

[ad_1] Keanu Reeves: a ‘genre-bending pioneer’ See Li/Picture Capital/Alamy The world of science fiction sees some major celebrity input this month, as Keanu Reeves’s debut

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Get ready to spot a ‘new’ star, due to appear in the next few months

[ad_1]   This week we are focusing on what is currently a dark patch in the sky, but won’t be for much longer. That’s because

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Amphibious Soul review: Save the planet, release your inner wild, urges a passionate new book

[ad_1] We can track a landscape and spot signs of the creatures living there Ziga Plahutar/Getty Images Amphibious SoulCraig Foster (Thorsons) My Ocopus Teacher won

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Solar boom has replaced farmland that could feed millions of people

[ad_1] A solar energy project built on farmland in Anglesey, UK Christopher Furlong/Getty Images The boom in solar energy around the world has led to

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Syntrichia caninervis: Moss that survives deep freeze and radiation could live on Mars

[ad_1] Syntrichia caninervis in Hackberry Canyon, Colorado Lee Rentz / Alamy A hardy moss found in desert locations around the globe can survive environmental conditions

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Time ticks faster on the moon by 57 microseconds per Earth day

[ad_1] With lunar exploration ramping up, NASA has been tasked with defining a time zone for the moon. New calculations show that time is ever

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Should weight loss drugs be used to treat obesity in children?

[ad_1] Semaglutide is an injectable weight loss medication sold under the name Wegovy Michael Siluk / Alamy As the number of weight loss drugs on

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New Scientist recommends a stage adaptation of Spirited Away in London

[ad_1] The Hayao Miyazaki film Spirited Away doesn’t have huge amounts to do with science, nor does a stage adaptation of it at the London

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AI can identify the most brilliant and entertaining chess moves

[ad_1] If AIs played chess more creatively, they might be more fun as opponents yoderphotography/Alamy An artificial intelligence can identify entertaining chess moves rather than