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There’s a worrying problem with the ‘ Higgs field ’ – the energy field that gives particles their mass. It seems to be dangerously close to having an inherent instability. In the absence of particles, ...

A plume of dust may arrive in the UK this week, leading to dramatic sunrises and sunsets, as well as possible blood rain. The ...

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Weight gain is a likely for anyone coming off weight-loss drugs – but it’s not inevitable. Here's what you can try to keep it ...

A near-complete fossil from Patagonia has finally cracked open the mysterious evolutionary history of one of prehistory's strangest dinosaur groups ...

Russia's cyber attack on the Viasat network on the first day of its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was the most ...

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Beyond that, in the decades to come, we might be able to see the colours of an exoplanet’s surface, and determine if plant life might be present there. And then we can search for changes in a planet’s ...

Putting this fundamental truth to one side, recent research published in Current Biology suggests that cats have a preference for sleeping on their left side. Of course, they do. That’s exactly the ...

Ants stick to their tongue, like flies stick to fly paper, but the adaptations don’t stop there. Once swallowed and shunted ...

In 2025, researchers investigated weighted vests as a way to help people keep weight off. If you’re unfamiliar, a weighted ...