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Hurricane Helene hit a quartz mine in North Carolina that is key to global semiconductor production, which could impact the entire tech industry. Here

Biochemist Casimir Funk realised that certain compounds in our diet are essential for keeping us healthy – but he wasn’t the first to isolate a vitami

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks orbits the sun every 71 years and is currently making its closest approach. Here’s when and how you can see it – perhaps even du

The life expectancies of men around the world are catching up with women’s longer lifespans, possibly due to a decline in smoking and alcohol-related

Own brand one-litre water bottles from three unnamed US supermarkets each contained hundreds of thousands of microscopic plastic particles

The comet Nishimura is heading away from the sun and on to the outer reaches of the solar system, so you’ll need to be quick if you want to catch a gl

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has swooped close to Jupiter’s moon Io, capturing this amazing photo of the surface – and even better ones will come soon

Potassium and rubidium atoms aboard the International Space Station have been cooled almost to absolute zero to put a fundamental principle of Einstei

A tiny hand crafted out of DNA has jointed fingers that can be used to grab small objects like gold nanoparticles or viruses

Archaeological surveys have uncovered earthworks built by pre-Columbian societies across the Amazon, suggesting the rainforest isn’t as pristine as we