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Sinking trees in Arctic Ocean could remove 1 billion tonnes of CO2

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NASA is performing an unprecedented medical evacuation from the ISS

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Microbiome study hints that fibre could be linked to better sleep

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Why does the United States want to buy Greenland?

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Quantum neural network may be able to cheat the uncertainty principle

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Man whose gut made its own alcohol gets relief from faecal transplant

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'Knitted' satellite launching to monitor Earth's surface with radar

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Tree bark microbiome has important overlooked role in climate

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Some quantum computers might need more power than supercomputers

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City-sized iceberg has turned into a giant swimming pool

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Red tattoo ink causes man to lose all his hair and stop sweating

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Exercise may relieve depression as effectively as antidepressants

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Weight regain seems to occur within 2 years of stopping obesity drugs

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Hunting with poison arrows may have begun 60,000 years ago in Africa

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Why my 2026 fitness resolution is all about getting mobile

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Why connecting with nature shouldn't mean disconnecting from science

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These images explore a 'utopic' village built for teaching maths

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The science-fiction films to look forward to in 2026

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The best new science-fiction shows of 2026

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I'm calling it – 2026 is going to be the year of the galaxy

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Hominin fossils from Morocco may be close ancestors of modern humans

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Super-low-density worlds reveal how common planetary systems form

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How rethinking your relationship with time could give you more of it

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AI chatbots miss urgent issues in queries about women's health

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CAR T-cell therapy makes ageing guts heal themselves

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Early humans may have begun butchering elephants 1.8 million years ago

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The first quantum fluctuations set into motion a huge cosmic mystery

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Passwords will be on the way out in 2026 as passkeys take over

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Jellyfish sleep about as much as humans do – and nap like us too

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The secret weapon that could finally force climate action

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The first commercial space stations will start orbiting Earth in 2026

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US will need both carrots and sticks to reach net zero

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Northern Greenland ice dome melted before and could melt again

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What if the idea of the autism spectrum is completely wrong?

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Weird clump in the early universe is piping hot and we don’t know why

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El Niño was linked to famines in Europe in the early modern period

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The best new popular science books of January 2026

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2026 will shed light on whether a little-known drug helps with autism

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A strange kind of quantumness may be key to quantum computers' success

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The best new science fiction books of January 2026

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Ghostly particles might just break our understanding of the universe

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Was our earliest ancestor a knuckle-dragger, or did it walk upright?

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Gargantuan black hole may be a remnant from the dawn of the universe

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Our verdict on The Player of Games: Iain M. Banks is still a master

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The challenges of writing from the perspective of a sex robot

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Read an extract from Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

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Murder victim discovered to have two sets of DNA due to rare condition

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Rare Saturn-sized rogue planet is first to have its mass measured

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Chess can be made fairer by rearranging the pieces

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The 3 things you should do this New Year to foster a positive mindset

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