How long couples in lasting relationships should wait to start having sex, according to science

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Many couples have to discuss when it's right for them to start having sex.

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The full moon has different names for each month. Here's the meaning and origin for the whole lunar calendar.

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An orange-looking full moon rises behind the eiffel tower
The full moon, known as the "Super Pink Moon" rises behind the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France.

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India's historic moon lander and adorable sidekick rover may be dead for good

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An image of the Vikram lander taken by the Pragyaan rover.

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The marriage of sports and technology can help narrow the gender gap

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STEM students with Rosanna Tennant, broadcast journalist and presenter on F1TV, and Ruth Buscombe of the Alfa Romeo F1 team

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Rare footage shows a 'Dumbo' octopus more than 5,500 feet underwater, swimming with its ear-shaped fins

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Video stills show the pale-white dumbo octopus set against a deep blue sea background. It is shown sideways, it's graceful tentacles can be seen floating behind it.
A still from the video shows the Dumbo octopus.

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The US is planning its first fusion plant, and it could generate pollution-free power by 2035

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A type of fusion test reactor for scientific research at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.

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This asteroid dirt might explain the origins of life on Earth

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NASA has successfully returned a 250-gram sample of dirt from a near-Earth asteroid called Bennu. Scientists around the world will study the rock particles to see if they contain clues to the origins of life on our planet. 

9 orcas have died so far this year after they were trapped in fishery equipment off the coast of Alaska

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Nine killer whales have died after being caught in fishery equipment off the Alaska coast this year.

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NASA will preserve asteroid samples from OSIRIS-Rex for centuries to come so that scientists not even born yet can study them

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The 2016 takeoff os OSIRIS-REx.
NASA first launched OSIRIS-REx seven years ago. Now, it's returning to Earth bearing a sample from the asteroid Bennu.

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How hydrogen bombs compare to atomic bombs, and how scientists created the most destructive weapon ever

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Atomic bomb mushroom cloud on the left compared to a much larger hydrogen bomb mushroom cloud on the right.
The Trinity test (left) was made from an atomic bomb whereas Ivy Mike (right) came from a hydrogen bomb.

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