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The High-Luminosity LHC, planned to switch on in 2030, could help physicists unravel mysteries about the Higgs boson, dark ...

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Samples collected at daring heights provide evidence for an untested theory of tree drought adaptation, while countering ...

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The organic molecules could come from life or from ordinary chemistry — only samples returned to Earth can settle it.

New calculations suggest that the insect species inhabiting our planet may be double or triple previous estimates.