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Compulsively playing video games qualifies as a mental health condition, says WHO

The World Health Organisation says that compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition.

Jun 18, 2018

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Explosive volcanic eruptions behind mysterious rock formation on Mars: Study

Explosive volcanic eruptions that shot jets of hot ash, rock and gas skyward are the probable source of a mysterious Martian rock formation

Jun 18, 2018

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NASA's Juno spacecraft solves the 39-year-old mystery of origin of Jupiter lightning

Juno recorded emissions from Jupiter across a wide spectrum of frequencies to unravel the mystery of Jupiter lightning.

Jun 18, 2018

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On 27 July Mars is set to come to the closest point to Earth since 2003

Mars' 2003 opposition was the closest approach to Earth in almost 60,000 years.

Jun 18, 2018

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Decades of commercial mountaineering turns Mount Everest into world's highest rubbish dump

Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Everest into the world's highest rubbish dump after an increasing number of big-spending climbers

Jun 18, 2018

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Scientist launches hunt for Loch Ness Monster DNA to unravel 1,500-year-old mystery

Tales of a giant creature lurking beneath Loch Ness have been around for more than 1,500 years -- and one academic hopes to unravel the mystery

Jun 18, 2018