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Cutting back on our use of energy and materials so that we live within Earth’s means can seem like an insurmountable challenge. But after a decade grappling with these problems, a historic Portuguese city is beginning to walk this tightrope

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The marine ragworm Perinereis cultriferaSteve Trewhella / Alamy

The jaws of some sea worms are made of an exceptionally hard yet lightweight material dubbed a “bio-metal” that could have applications in engineering.

Perinereis cultrifera is a type of ragworm with a long body adorned with bristles. Members of the species also have strong jaws that enable ...


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In some parts of the world, the probability of rain rises with every day it doesn’t rain, and communities in these places are more likely to carry out rain-making rituals

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Powerful artificial intelligence models built by Chinese companies have gone from inducing widespread panic to being met with a shrug of the shoulders – what changed?

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When considering what makes up a human body, a physicist drills down beyond the atomic level. Columnist Chanda Prescod-Weinstein explores the not-exactly-real particles that allow the stuff we’re made of to hang together

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