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Water falls on Earth every day as rain, and now scientists seem to have found a way of using it to create renewable electricity ...

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General relativity is an astonishingly beautiful theory, and grappling with why it disagrees with quantum mechanics is a joy, ...

Black Mirror's new season is a mixed bag, ranging from a sublimely plotted romp to one of the worst episodes to date. And ...

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