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Scientists have pulled a 6-millionyear-old chunk of ice ...

Projecting our consciousness into other bodies and walking on alien worlds might not be such a far-flung concept

Q What is the coldest winter the UK has experienced? A In more recent times the Met Office points to the winter of 1963, which was the coldest since 1740, with temperatures dropping to as low as -20°C

It’s a consequence of being a nerdy petrolhead that, despite most of us living thousands of miles away from northern Scandinavia, we’re familiar with the strange names of Arvidsjaur, Arjeplog and Rova