
Rhys Blakely
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Decades of research has shown that physically attractive people tend to earn more than their plain peers. However, a new study suggests that this beauty premiumis not evenly distributed - and that good looks only pay if you're not especially bright. The work drew on data from the National Child Development Study (NCDS), which has tracked more than 17,000 Britons born during a single week in March 1958.
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For the first time, a rover on the arid surface of Mars has witnessed an ethereal, jade-green aurora shimmering in the skies above another world. The images offer a tantalising glimpse of the sights that would greet a crewed mission to the red planet. "It is likely that future Martian astronauts would be able to see this type of aurora," Nasa said. Auroras on Earth are a familiar marvel: shifting curtains of coloured light that ripple across the heavens, usually close to the poles.
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Worth a read: Andrew Sullivan on how Vance lectured Europe on free speech -- and then set up a new social media surveillance system in the US; How Sullivan has cancelled foreign travel due to fears abt how US immigration might treat a Trump critic, etc... https://t.co/PTKXIdykGa

Scientists hope to create lab-grown Tyrannosaurus rex leather by the end of the year, using amino acid sequences recovered from fossils. “We’re not bringing back any species here ... This is a way for us to demonstrate the power of engineering biology.” https://t.co/CfMDyj0Vdh

RT @davidbyers26: Fascinating piece by @rhysblakely https://t.co/qTgkDTUncP