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The time has come for the James Webb Space Telescope to take exoplanet astronomy to the outer reaches.…
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A deeper understanding of black holes could revolutionise our understanding of physics, but their mysterious nature makes them difficult to observe.
Each year, nearly three-quarters of a million people die from mosquito-borne diseases, and with climate change the problem is getting worse. EU researchers are giving public health officials the…
This article was originally published on 19 April 2021.
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