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We went to Finland to hear about the new 'sand battery' that will turn stored renewable energy back into power for the electrical grid - By - Sophie Berdugo - published - 6 April 26 - Engineers are testing a new "sand battery" that could power industries and communities using stored renewable energy.

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The hungriest black holes in the universe are running out of food, survey of 8,000 cosmic monsters reveals - By - Ivan Farkas - published - 6 April 26 - Astronomers studied 1.3 million galaxies and 8,000 X-ray-spewing supermassive black holes to find out why these gravitational monsters are growing more slowly than ever.

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Diabetes rates are lower in high-altitude environments ‪‪-‬ and scientists may have discovered why - By - Zunnash Khan - published - 5 April 26 - A new study finds that in low-oxygen environments, red blood cells absorb more glucose and convert it into a molecule that helps release oxygen into tissues, revealing an unexpected way the body regulates blood sugar.

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Shroud of Turin, claimed to be Jesus' burial cloth, contaminated with carrot and red coral DNA - By - Chris Simms - published - 5 April 26 - An analysis of samples taken from the Shroud of Turin, the cloth thought by some to have been wrapped around Jesus, reveals a rich tapestry of animal and plant DNA. But what does it mean?

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Fossil site in China reveals bevy of complex creatures lived prior to the Cambrian explosion, including a 'Dune'-like sandworm - By - Skyler Ware - published - 4 April 26 - A site in southwestern China holds a wide array of strange life-forms that emerged prior to the Cambrian explosion, and it pushes back the origin of complex life by millions of years.

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Homo habilis is the earliest named human. But is it even human? By - Colin Barras - published - 3 April 26 - Between 2 million and 3 million years ago, humans appeared in Africa - but identifying them in the fossil record is turning out to be surprisingly difficult.

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In photos: Artemis II's historic launch for the moon - By - Ben Turner - published - 2 April 26 - Millions watched on April 1 as the Artemis II mission sent humans back to the moon for the first time since 1972. Here's the day in pictures.

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Chinese satellite with robotic 'octopus arm' passes key refueling test in orbit - making longer-lived space assets more likely - By - Harry Baker - published - 2 April 26 - The experimental Hukeda-2 satellite and its highly flexible robotic arm have passed a major refuelling test in low Earth orbit. The demonstration is the latest step toward China significantly expanding the longevity of its spacecraft.

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