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Asteroids, comets and where to find them
A special episode from an international planetary science meeting in Helsinki

Why is Afghanistan so vulnerable to earthquakes?
Earthquakes in Afghanistan this week have left more than 1000 dead. Why?

How Fear Spreads
What can statistical physics say about the “Great Fear” epidemic of revolutionary France?

Not cold fusion all over again
A desktop nuclear fusion reactor that uses electrochemistry to up the ante

Vaccine study retraction request rejected
US Health Secretary RFK Jr’s call to retract a study on childhood vaccines is resisted.

An end to allergic reactions?
Scientists may have discovered the key to preventing anaphylaxis.

Getting ahead of tsunamis
The scientist behind the pacific tsunami warning and the decades of work before it.

Discovering Betelgeuse’s Betelbuddy
An astronomical mystery is solved as Betelgeuse’s stellar companion is spotted

Biggest black hole merger observed
Two black holes have collided and combined in the largest merger yet observed.

Tracking ocean circulation systems
ESA plans to use satellite gravity data to track weakening ocean circulation systems