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Polymarket just entered a $90 trillion market where a 5% move can wipe you out•
UK flight cancellations top 2,000 as pressure grows on air traffic control boss on second day of travel chaos – business live•
England v Pakistan, third men’s cricket Test, day one – live•
The Filter Q&A: sexual culture and wellbeing expert Alix Fox is answers your questions•
Germany’s Merz cancels phone call with Trump after social media post celebrating AfD win – Europe live•
Liz Truss relaunches podcast on channel of broadcaster famous for ‘grow concrete’ exchange•
Texas had one of the biggest socialist party chapters in the country – could it come back?•
Death and fear stalk Haitians in Ohio city amid Trump’s anti-immigrant crackdown•

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Science

Discoveries, research and the latest from the world of science.

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Science stories

Astronomers detect signs of water vapour on Earth-sized exoplanet

Observations from the James Webb telescope suggest the rocky world 40 light years away may have retained an atmosphere.

Dr Hannah Morris, Science correspondent6h ago

Gene therapy trial restores partial sight in inherited blindness

Twelve patients regained the ability to read large print after a single injection, researchers report in Nature.

Ian Blackwood14h ago

Fusion reactor sustains plasma for record 20 minutes

The milestone brings scientists a step closer to the long-promised goal of limitless clean energy.

Dr Hannah Morris22h ago