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With the help of powerful computers, researchers discovered a four-sided shape that naturally rests on one side, and built a real-life version from carbon-fibre and tungsten ...

There have been hundreds of reports of sightings of a “fireball” in the skies over the southern US – it may have been a ...

With their country threatened by sea level rise, the people of Tuvalu have been offered an escape route through an agreement ...

Helping yourself get to sleep isn’t just about avoiding screens before bedtime. From cognitive shuffling to sleep-restriction ...

A study into a spider species in which the females are prone to eat the males after sex is welcomed into Feedback's new ...