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Environment

World's largest bee, feared extinct and last seen in 1981, spotted

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Space

A Japanese spacecraft landed on an asteroid and fired a bullet into it. Here's why.

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Space

'Moon that shouldn't be there' points to solar system's violent past

University of Surrey

Space

Watch this space harpoon spear a piece of orbiting debris