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Why I won’t be fertilising plants with milk, despite what Tiktok says
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Cosmic cloud exposed Earth to interstellar space 3 million years ago
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Bacteria evolve to get better at evolving in lab experiment
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The word ‘bot’ is increasingly being used as an insult on social media
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Tiny great ape fossils identified as new species from Europe
[ad_1] Two teeth, viewed from multiple angles, from the newly identified ancient ape Buronius manfredschmidi Böhme et al., 2024, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 A tiny,
Starliner and Starship launches propel space industry into a new era
[ad_1] SpaceX successfully launched its Starship rocket on the same day that Boeing’s Starliner craft made its first crewed flight, a sign that the space
Writers accept lower pay when they use AI to help with their work
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New Scientist recommends Now You See Us at the Tate Britain
[ad_1] Augusta Innes Withers/RHS Lindley Collections I have recently had a double helping of botanical culture, starting with a terrific exhibition at Tate Britain, London.