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Claims that environmental protections are obstacles to the space industry do not match evidence of what happens around ...

Every year, millions of pieces of space rock enter Earth’s atmosphere but burn up before they can reach the ground. It is ...

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How do you get a paper retracted? Hint: it doesn’t usually start with a strongly worded opinion piece from a senior political ...

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Nick Royal’s image of a male blue ground beetle ( Carabus intricatus) took the Best in Category for 'Research in Action'.

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