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Where do seashells come from?

Where do seashells come from?

Nature

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Chemistry is stuck in the dark ages – ‘chemputation’ can bring it into the digital world

Chemistry is stuck in the dark ages – ‘chemputation’ can bring it into the digital world

Math and the Sciences

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Four early medieval swords found in Kent – child graves reveal they were more than just weapons

Four early medieval swords found in Kent – child graves reveal they were more than just weapons

History

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What is Nipah virus? And what makes it so deadly?

What is Nipah virus? And what makes it so deadly?

Health and Body

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

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Math and the Sciences

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