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Lunar Crater Radio Telescope: Illuminating the Cosmic Dark Ages This illustration depicts a conceptual Lunar Crater Radio Telescope on the Moon?s far side. The early-stage concept is being studied under grant funding from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts program but is not a NASA mission. Credit: Vladimir Vustyansky

Space

Could a huge lunar telescope be our best chance of spotting aliens?

In this latest instalment of Future Chronicles, an imagined history of future inventions, Rowan Hooper explores the advances that meant an optical telescope with an effective mirror size of 3000 km could be built on the moon

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Why do we love fake lips, but hate fake meat?

Mind

Why do we love fake lips, but hate fake meat?

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A new angle on brain health could bring much-needed new treatments

Health

A new angle on brain health could bring much-needed new treatments

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Cyclists and commuters make their ways home in evening sunshine at the junction of Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill in the City of London, aka the Square Mile - the capital's financial district, on 4th April 2023, in London, England. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)

Technology

I'm a cyclist. Will the arrival of robotaxis make my journeys safer?

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We need to establish free internet access as a standalone human right

Technology

We need to establish free internet access as a standalone human right

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Physics

Why no one can agree on what quantum physics really means

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Senior couple (aged 65-69) hiking together on a coastal path

Health

Why ageing doesn't have to mean years of poor health

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Introvert, extravert, otrovert? There's a new personality type in town

Humans

Introvert, extravert, otrovert? There's a new personality type in town

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A majestic oak tree seen from the base, its thick trunk covered in moss and reaching up into a canopy of vibrant green leaves. The branches spread wide against a bright sky.; Shutterstock ID 2527834681; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Trees have a microbiome inside them? This is both obvious and profound

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Blondet Eliot/ABACA/Shutterstock (15320742p) This photo taken on May 26, 2025, during a ministerial visit to Novo Nordisk factory in Chartres, France, shows medicines (injection solution and injection pen for Ozempic, Wegovy, etc...) on the production line. Illustration - Novo Nordisk Factory - Chartres, France - 26 May 2025

Health

We should consider testing Ozempic on healthy people

As the list of health benefits of semaglutide drugs grows, perhaps it is time to think about assessing their impact on people without medical conditions

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Health

Could this be the way to get the world exercising?

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Physics

What happens to light's energy when it redshifts? It's complicated

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Space

New NASA head wants to build a nuclear reactor on the moon – but why?

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Mind

What are the best ways to improve your cognitive reserve?

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