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On a faraway planet, the James Webb Space Telescope has picked up signs of molecules that, on Earth, are produced only by ...

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New global rules will see a carbon levy applied to emissions from shipping for the first time, but analysts say the package ...

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The idea that the rise of tech means today's young people are less intelligent than previous generations is rife – but wrong, ...