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12 billion years old, this interstellar comet is older than our Solar System

12 billion years old, this interstellar comet is older than our Solar System

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The world agreed to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 – but marine protection can’t be judged by area alone

The world agreed to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 – but marine protection can’t be judged by area alone

Why are our fingers different lengths?

Why are our fingers different lengths?

Our understanding of lightning has been driven by fear and shaped by curiosity

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Our understanding of lightning has been driven by fear and shaped by curiosity

Lightning can carry between 100 million to one billion volts of electricity. (Josep Castells/Unsplash), CC BY Peter Watson,…

September 14, 2025