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Study says surge in volcanic activity could not have caused Cretaceous/Paleogene extinction event
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Fauci says new US coronavirus cases could hit 100,000 a day; schools in Thailand reopen; global cases near 10.5m
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US bought more than 500,000 doses, representing all of Gilead’s production for July and 90% of August and September
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Governments and carmakers press on with hydrogen fuel cells to power cars, buses, trains and even aircraft
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The government hopes it will no longer be necessary to shield – tell that to England’s most vulnerable people, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
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I have to inject myself with needles just to stay alive. Still, Bayer will continue to sell Roundup, and refused to label it as carcinogenic
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The launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon crew capsule from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station (ISS) marked the first time since 2011 that humans had blasted off into orbit from US soil
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The channel's latest hit is The Miracle Sudoku, a strangely compelling 25-minute video in which a puzzler takes on a seemingly impossible grid.
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Unseen for 85 years, this vision from a 1935 travelogue captures 'Benjamin', the last-known surviving thylacine at Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart
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Australian photographer Christian Bowman from Queensland was among Australians waking up before the sun rose to capture images of the Eta Aquarids meteor showerAustralians told to look to the skies early Wednesday for best views
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We asked you to share your shots of April’s lunar spectacular. Here’s a selection of our favourites
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