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solar system

Elements from the universe’s earliest stars gave birth to our sun

Space

Elements from the universe’s earliest stars gave birth to our sun

It is easy to regard the sun as humdrum, yet it contains elements blasted from the universe’s first stars as they died and is halfway through its 9-billion-year lifespan

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Laser-sculpted aluminium purifies water with the power of sunlight

Technology

Laser-sculpted aluminium purifies water with the power of sunlight

News

Dexamethasone

Definition

Dexamethasone

Solar Panels in Germany

Technology

Two-sided solar panels that track the sun produce a third more energy

News

Mega solar plant uses 170,000 mirrors to generate heat for electricity

Technology

Mega solar plant uses 170,000 mirrors to generate heat for electricity

Regulars

We may have found 19 more interstellar asteroids in our solar system

Space

We may have found 19 more interstellar asteroids in our solar system

News

Planet Nine

Space

Mysterious ‘Planet Nine’ on the solar system’s edge may not be real

News

An asteroid strike may have popped the surface of Mars

Space

An asteroid strike may have popped the surface of Mars

News

Venus

Space

Venus may have an underground magma ocean spanning the whole planet

News

Computer illustration of plasma cells (B-cells) secreting antibodies against viruses

Definition

Antibodies

Antibodies are Y-shaped proteins produced as part of the body’s immune response to infection. They help eliminate disease-causing microbes from the body, for instance by directly destroying them or by blocking them from infecting cells.

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Eating too much salt seems to impair body's ability to fight bacteria

News

Humans

How to fight infection by turning back your immune system's clock

Features

Space

Tiny meteorite found in Antarctica came from an unknown asteroid

News

Definition

Cytokine storm

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