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Watch a humanoid robot driving a car extremely slowly

[ad_1] A humanoid robot that can drive a car could one day be used as a chauffeur, though its creator concedes that this may take

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Einstein’s theory was wrong about black holes made out of light

[ad_1] Light cannot condense enough to create a black hole Vadim Sadovski/Shutterstock It seems it is not possible to form black holes out of light

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Light-activated drugs could keep sleep-deprived military pilots alert

[ad_1] Military pilots must stay alert while controlling fighter aircraft, such as this F-15E Strike Eagle U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hiram Martinez

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UK election: How can the next government get climate strategy back on track?

[ad_1] Climate activists protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London in March Andrea Domeniconi/Alamy This week, more than 400 climate scientists from UK institutions

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Did rock art spread from one place or was it invented many times?

[ad_1] Ancient humans occupied the Umm Jirsan lava-tube cave in Saudi Arabia Green Arabia Project This is an extract from Our Human Story, our newsletter

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Hybrid design could make nuclear fusion reactors more efficient

[ad_1] Two types of fusion reactor called tokamaks and stellarators both have drawbacks – but a new design combining parts from both could offer the

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Spellbinding shots capture the Milky Way in all its glory

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Hunt for the Oldest DNA explores geneticist’s motivation to understand the past

[ad_1] Eske Willerslev out on fieldwork at Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland Handful of Films Inc Hunt for the Oldest DNANiobe ThompsonPBS Embracing failure leads to experience and, ultimately, extraordinary

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JWST spotted an incredible number of supernovae in the early universe

[ad_1] Many of the circled objects represent previously unknown supernovae NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, JADES Collaboration Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have

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UK election: How can the next government get climate strategy back on track?

[ad_1] Climate activists protest outside the Houses of Parliament in London in March Andrea Domeniconi/Alamy This week, more than 400 climate scientists from UK institutions