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Science news this week: Overdue earthquakes and star-shaped brain cells

By Alexander McNamara published

June 14, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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'City-killer' asteroid swarms and a buried toddler 'Ice Prince'

By Pandora Dewan published

Science news this week June 7, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Science news this week
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Earth's 'leaking' core and strange signals from space

By Pandora Dewan published

Science news this week May 31, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Science news this week
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'Super-vision' contact lenses and bacteria in space

By Pandora Dewan published

Science news this week May 24, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Science news this week
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Science news this week: 2025's biggest solar flare and Yosemite's ghost volcano

By Pandora Dewan published

May 17, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Space
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Science news this week: Wave patterns on Mars and 'free-range' atom clouds

By Pandora Dewan published

May 10, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Space
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Science news this week: International power cuts and 'T. rex leather'

By Pandora Dewan published

May 3, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Space
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Science news this week: A 'skull' on Mars and the discovery of a brand-new color

By Pandora Dewan published

April 25, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Space

Science news this week: Possible signs of life on another planet and a 'useless' female organ

By Tia Ghose published

April 19, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Space

Science news this week: Controversy around the dire wolf 'de-extinctions' and a 3D hologram breakthrough

By Pandora Dewan published

April 12, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

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