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Versailles: Science and Splendour – a 'blockbuster' exploration of 18th-century innovation
The Week Recommends The show highlights how three French monarchs were fascinated with scientific research
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What is Kessler syndrome?
The Explainer Scientists warn that space junk collisions could eventually trap us on Earth
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Mirror bacteria could pose major health risks
Under the Radar The experimental research could have dangerous impacts
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Cautious optimism surrounds plans for the world's first nuclear fusion power plant
Talking Point Some in the industry feel that the plant will face many challenges
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Are pig-organ transplants becoming a reality?
The Explainer US woman has gene-edited pig-kidney transplant, and scientists hope experimental surgery could save thousands of lives
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Florida has a sinking condo problem
UNDER THE RADAR Scientists are (cautiously) ringing the alarms over dozens of the Sunshine State's high-end high-rises
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Octopuses could be the next big species after humans
UNDER THE RADAR What has eight arms, a beaked mouth, and is poised to take over the planet when we're all gone?
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Simulation theory: are we all living in The Matrix?
The Explainer Elon Musk is among many fascinated by the idea that our 'reality' is actually an advanced super-computer simulation
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California declares bird flu emergency
Speed Read The emergency came hours after the nation's first person with severe bird flu infection was hospitalized
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2024: the year of distrust in science
In the Spotlight Science and politics do not seem to mix
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Scientists finally know when humans and Neanderthals mixed DNA
Under the radar The two began interbreeding about 47,000 years ago, according to researchers
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Why the Y chromosome is vanishing and what this means for the future
The Explainer A new sex gene could be on the evolution pipeline
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Eclipses 'on demand' mark a new era in solar physics
Under the radar The European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission gives scientists the ability to study one of the solar system's most compelling phenomena
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The most and least environmentally friendly countries
In Depth Which nations are making strides, and which are missing the mark?
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