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Japan tests next-generation Shinkansen bullet train
A prototype of Japan’s next-generation Shinkansen bullet train, set to be the fastest train on wheels…
Perspective view of Lowell crater
This image from ESA’s Mars Express shows Lowell crater on Mars. This oblique perspective view was…
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Measurements gathered by the Copernicus Sentinel-5P mission between August 2018 and February 2019 have been averaged…
Nitrogen dioxide over Europe
Based on measurements gathered by the Copernicus Sentinel-5P mission between April 2018 and March 2019, the…
UN chief concerned nuclear 'coffin' leaking in Pacific
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres raised concerns Thursday that a concrete dome built last century to…
Breakthrough technique for studying gene expression takes root in plants
An open-source RNA analysis platform has been successfully used on plant cells for the first time—a…
Huawei hit by US export controls, potential import ban
In a fateful swipe at telecommunications giant Huawei, the Trump administration issued an executive order Wednesday…
From mother to daughter, Tunisia potters pass on ancestral know-how
With bucket and spade in hand, Sabiha Ayari from Sejnane in northern Tunisia is among the…
'More than human': Wonders of AI on show in London
Managing the health of the planet, fighting discrimination or boosting innovation in the arts; the fields…