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US Astronaut Ends Record-Long Spaceflight, Touches Down In Russian Capsule

Three cosmonauts drifted down to Earth from the International Space Station, landing in a remote part of Kazakhstan.

Mobile phone users do not have increased risk of brain tumours, large-scale study shows

Research shows fears about the impact of mobiles on the brain, reignited following the launch of 5G, are unfounded

Armies of ‘crazy’ acid-spewing red ants taking over Texas homes may soon be wiped out by killer fungus

In some places, scientists say nearly two-thirds of the ant population has disappeared entirely

Ukraine conflict jeopardises Russian cooperation in space development

Scheduled launches of satellites and probes using Russian rockets have been cancelled outright

‘Crazy’ red ants taking over Texas may soon be wiped out by killer fungus, say scientists

In some places, scientists say nearly two-thirds of the ant population has disappeared entirely

Armless fossils of tiny animal reveal how snakes may have lost their limbs

Fossil animal follows ‘forelimb-first’ mode of limb loss found in snakes, say scientists

Pancreatic cancer treated in mice by loading tumour cells with tetanus

Researchers say their findings indicate that treatment could be a useful immunotherapy for cancer, Thomas Kingsley reports

Scientists Figure Out How Vampire Bats Got A Taste For Blood

Researchers compared the genome of common vampire bats to 26 other bat species and identified 13 genes that are missing or no longer work in vampire bats.

Ice Shelf Collapses In Previously Stable East Antarctica

An ice shelf the size of New York City "presumably had been there for thousands of years and it’s not ever going to be there again."

Scientists reveal how boa constrictors breathe while squeezing the life out of their prey

Far end of reptile’s lung behaves like bellows, scientists say

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