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Matthew Sparkes

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Why the world’s militaries are scrambling to create their own Starlink

An illustration showing some of Starlink’s 10,000 satellitesxnk/Shutterstock Starlink’s satellite constellation provides…

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Why the US is using a cheap Iranian drone against the country itself

The Shahed 136 drone was invented by Iran and then copied by…

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Physicists warn of ‘catastrophic’ impact from UK science cuts

The Large Hadron Collider at CERN could be affected by UK spending…

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Dutch air force reads pilots’ brainwaves to make training harder

Royal Netherlands Air Force pilots tested brain-reading technology in a simulatorAlireza Boeini/Alamy…

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All major AI models risk encouraging dangerous science experiments

Scientific laboratories can be dangerous placesPeopleImages/Shutterstock The use of AI models in…

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More than 100 moons were discovered in our own solar system in 2025

Uranus’s new moon, S/2025 U1, was spotted using the James Webb Space…

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What would Russia’s inability to launch crewed missions mean for ISS?

The Soyuz spacecraft blasting off on 27 NovemberRoscosmos space corporation, via AP/Alamy…

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Advanced quantum network could be a prototype for the quantum internet

A quantum internet could offer secure communication around the globesakkmesterke / Alamy…

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Germanium superconductor could help build reliable quantum computers

Germanium is already used in standard computer chipsmatejmo/Getty Images A superconductor made…

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Tweaked lithium-ion battery can be pierced without catching fire

Nail penetration tests on a commercial battery (top) and on one with…

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