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Nepal and Northern India are not overdue for a huge earthquake

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Management practices can enhance soil microbiome functions in plant defense

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Seeing how atoms vibrate at the Ångström scale

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Widespread loss of marine sponges possible if heat waves intensify by just 1°C

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The Major Milk Controversy That Quickly Dried Up

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Ancient DNA suggests hunter-gatherers in Europe's lowlands endured until 2500 BCE

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New lithium-based green phosphors rival today's commercial LED standard

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Ancient Peruvian civilisation grew mighty by harvesting guano

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What honey bee brain chemistry tells us about human learning

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Bird guano powered rise of Chincha Kingdom in Peruvian Andes, archaeologists find

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Rebuilding trust in global climate mitigation scenarios

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Twilight fish study reveals unique hybrid eye cells

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This ancient South American kingdom ran on bird poop

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New Smart Underwear Unlocks the Serious Science of Human Flatulence

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Mira A ejects seven Earth masses, forming a heart-shaped cloud 300 light-years away

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The largest-ever satellite of its kind just unfurled its wings in low-Earth orbit

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Green or not, US energy future depends on Native nations

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Why Aristotle would hate Valentine's Day, and his five steps to love

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Love stories of the Berlin Wall: Couples reunited via tunnels, hot air balloons and zip wires

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Will artificial snow save the ski industry in the long run, or curse it?

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Hair extensions may contain chemicals linked to cancer and reproductive issues

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Only humans have chins: Study shows it's an evolutionary accident

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Mars' 'young' volcanoes prove more complex than scientists once thought

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Carbon nanotube 'sandpaper' polishes semiconductor surfaces down to a few atoms

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Extinct Hawaiian ibis with strangely small eyes suggests a shift to nocturnal life

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Flipping and reversing mini-proteins could improve tuberculosis treatment

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Why adding cross training into your exercise routine is the way to go

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Why I'm still an environmental optimist – despite it all

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What to read this week: Bonded by Evolution by Paul Eastwick

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Rethinking our approach to BMI highlights the need for speed

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New Scientist recommends Hamnet, and its look at our links with nature

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Exploring sci-fi treats from George Saunders and Matthew Kressel

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'Roughly 109.5 golden retrievers': a new way to measure ice

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Humic acid-modified bentonite improves ammonium retention and reduces nitrogen loss

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Parabolic mirror-enhanced Raman spectroscopy enables high-sensitivity trace gas detection

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How a tiny shrimp could hold the clue to better armor

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A new way to 'cage' plutonium

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The radical propulsion needed to catch the solar gravitational lens

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Freshwater ecosystems could play a critical role in climate resilience

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Strike against mask wearing in 1930s echoed COVID-19 protests, study finds

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Not all gigs are equal: Informal self-employment linked to lower pay, poorer health and instability

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UK winters grow wetter as greenhouse gases rise, research reveals

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Tiny marine animal reveals bacterial origin of animal defense mechanisms

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Not like other rats: Getting to know the rakali

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Ammonia leaks can be spotted in under two seconds using new alveoli-inspired droplet sensor

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What does it take to eat like an Olympian?

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Edward Teller Tried to Move Mountains With Nuclear Bombs

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Food chains in Caribbean coral reefs are getting shorter

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7,000-year-old deer antler headdress from Eilsleben illustrates contact between hunter–gatherers and early farmers

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Keeping an eagle eye on carbon stored in the ocean

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