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The moon will appear to take bites out of the sun during a partial solar eclipse in the Northern Hemisphere

Robert Pattinson's Mickey is the latest in a long line of duplicates and doppelgangers.

Milnesium tardigradum is only 0.5mm long and has survived all five great extinction events – plus it’s cute

A new 28-minute film explores the medical, social, political and ethical challenges of parenthood and child-rearing that truly permanent communities in space will need to solve.

Plastic bottles, smartphones, chicken bones – and the wider debris of everyday life – are tipped to outlast human civilisation and become the defining fossils of our age.

The eclipse is expected to be visible in the UK from 9.56am to 12.14pm on Saturday, with the peak in London at around 11.03am.

The busiest man in rock, metal and crooning checks in to talk solo speed metal adventure, big riffs, and update us on his up-coming pedal brand

This new moon of March 2025 will create a partial solar eclipse visible in the northeastern part of North America, much of Europe and Russia.

Some of these places have disappeared, and others are echoes of the past. Whether you love history or are crazy about odd facts and civilizations, this trivia is for you. We’ve gathered 16 places on earth that we are almost certain you’ve never heard of – now it’s your turn…

Expeditions may be more challenging than previously thought due to presence of toxic particles

The 19th-century artist worked at a time when the Americas were a wonderland of discovery – but his unromantic, objective view of ancient rocky formations is sadly quite boring