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That star's basically a diamond, mate
There is a white dwarf out there with a crystallised carbon core - like space made a massive, silent diamond and forgot to show it off.Read More
Selkirk: The Sailor Who Talked Himself Ashore
He asked to be marooned in 1704, ate goats and fish for four years, and came back to civilisation like he owned the place.Read More
This Jellyfish Hits Undo On Aging
Meet the tiny sea thing that, when life is messy, literally rewinds into baby mode and starts over - and yes, it feels petty and brilliant.Read More
The Library That's Literally On The Border, Innit
There's a proper bookshop-opera hybrid sat half in Vermont and half in Quebec and the border cuts right through the reading room like a cheeky bit of string.Read More