30 h. ago Scientists make ‘space mice babies’ – and they could allow us to explore the universe

Research suggests that it may be possible to produce healthy offspring in space

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68 h. ago Imagine review – profound conversations meet trippy visuals in one

Taika Waititi, Yael Stone and Ian Thorpe are among the big names lending voices to this ‘chaotically strange’ animation drawing on Indigenous perspectivesGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailI’ve never seen a film quite like this chaotically strange animation from writer-directors Tyson Yunkaporta and Jack Manning Bancroft, who fill it with slap-happy pleasures and plotlines that bounce around like pinballs.Attempting to explain the narrative is a fool’s errand, like trying to tickle yourself. I can say with confidence – assuming I didn’t unknowingly consume magic mushrooms beforehand and hallucinate the entire thing – that the story follows a teenager, Kim (voice of Yolande Brown), who gets pulled into a surreal alternate universe that they explore with their new pal Jeff (Yunkaporta), a bright-green alien dog. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago 'Terrifying' horror series on Disney+ hailed a 'masterpiece' by viewers after two episodes

The prequel series explores a beloved film franchise's universe

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6 d. ago Scottish students can now earn a Mickey Mouse Degree at 'Disney University'

Scotland's prestigious universities offer a wide array of courses, from the University of Glasgow's 'Antiquities Trafficking and Art Crime' to modules at the University of Edinburgh exploring witchcraft, but have you ever considered getting a Micky Mouse Degree from "Disney University"? With SQA results announced earlier this month, thousands of Scottish students will be making big decisions about their futures when it comes to further education, and now a “Mickey Mouse Degree” is also an option on the table.

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6 d. ago Scientists are baffled after spotting the 'Eye of Sauron' in deep space

The Eye of Sauron is an integral part of the Lord of the Rings series. Now, experts have detected a similarly terrifying vision in real life.

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6 d. ago UK universities explore merging language courses as enrolment falls

Institutions discuss closer collaboration and sharing resources amid funding concerns

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1 week ago Harvard scientist warns interstellar object blasting toward Earth ‘may come to save – or destroy us’

31/ATLAS is only the third interstellar object to be detected in our solar system

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