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Asio boss Mike Burgess says social media impact is a ‘step-change’ in the threat posed by extremism Get our breaking...
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And an intersection of squares Today’s first puzzle was penned by Randall Munroe, cartoonist of the webcomic xkcd and author...
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$5bn Nasa mission will assess whether ice-covered moon that is thought to have twice Earth’s water is habitable Nasa is...
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Shower will still be worth watching due to bright, fast-moving meteors This week the Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak...
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CSIRO scientists have mapped the first full genome of the spotted handfish, a step which could aid monitoring, captive breeding...
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Just as the cause of shame is outside us, so too must be the cure. Connection with others and collective...
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Elon Musk’s enormous rocket sets off on boldest test flight yet as it targets controlled splashdown in Indian Ocean SpaceX...
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SpaceX launched its Starship rocket and caught the returning booster with mechanical arms. Towering about 120 metres, the empty Starship...