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The human brain processes thoughts 5,000,000 times slower than the internet

How fungus in the Chernobyl exclusion zone can absorb deadly radiation

Homeowner finds whole mastodon jaw under his lawn

What will being stranded in space on the ISS for so long do to the Nasa astronauts?

This is what a star 150 times bigger the sun looks like when it 'hiccups'

Mystery of secret tunnels under one of UK's most fascinating houses may finally be solved

DNA reveals exactly when Humans and Neanderthals interbred

Scientists issue dire warning over ‘mirror bacteria’ that could trigger global disaster

A tongue-zapping implant controlled by your phone could soon help you get a good night sle

New Google computer chip so fast it 'may rely on parallel universes'

The people who spend Christmas in Antarctica with 40,000,000 penguins for company

This is what happened when a group of children gave up their mobile phones

Ominous milestone in the Arctic which could happen by 2027

People who can ‘hear the Northern Lights’ reveal what they sound like

Something weird happened minutes before one of the most powerful eruptions ever

What is methanol and why is it deadly to humans?

This pasta is 200 times thinner than a human hair

What is Nasa planning to do with asteroid worth $10,000,000,000,000,000,000?

Grim bacteria that causes food poisoning could help combat bowel cancer

Rock from 4,200,000,000 years ago confirms something we wondered about the moon

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