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LATEST
Dinosaur extinction lines up closely with timing of volcanic eruptions
Why Samsung’s folding smartphone might prove more than just a fad
COMMENT
Google says it can’t fix a security flaw affecting all computer chips
The Wandering Earth review: Epic Chinese sci-fi film heralds a new era
First private mission to the moon is about to launch on SpaceX rocket
Ban gas boilers for new UK homes by 2025, says climate report
IN DEPTH
Japan’s Hayabusa 2 may finally kick-start the asteroid mining era
Evidence of new physics could have been under our noses all along
NASA’s photo archives reveal 60 years of space travel
The truth about cheese: The terrible costs of our favourite food
The Wall review – A dystopian adventure for the climate change era
There is No Planet B review: How to save Earth by changing humans
EDITOR’S CHOICE
Nazi sub is being destroyed by bacteria due to Deepwater Horizon spill
Signal of first known exomoon may actually be from Jupiter-like planet
This optical illusion breaks your brain for 15 milliseconds
A Place That Exists Only in Moonlight review: Sublime raid on infinity
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