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US reports first human death related to bird flu

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Wastewater treatment plants funnel PFAS into drinking water

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Lead pollution across the Roman Empire would have caused IQ deficits

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AI uses throat vibrations to work out what someone is trying to say

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The problems with Dry January – and what you could try doing instead

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Pluto may have captured its moon Charon with a brief kiss

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Secrets of velvet ant's venom explain what makes its sting so painful

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How a quantum innovation may quash the idea of the multiverse

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5 graphs that show how the world suddenly changed when covid-19 hit

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The best new science fiction books of January 2025

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Permafrost thaw beneath Arctic lakes poses surprise pollution threat

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Electric fields could mine rare earth metals with less harm

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Global treaty is failing to curb ultra-potent greenhouse gas emissions

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Climate change may have killed ancient 'hobbit' hominins

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US teens are using less of every substance – except for one

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Glowing biological quantum sensor could track how cells form

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Crystal-based cooling could make fridges more sustainable

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Delicate robot hands know just how hard to squeeze

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AI chatbots fail to diagnose patients by talking with them

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The best sci-fi TV shows of all time, according to New Scientist

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The key events during the covid-19 pandemic

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Will there be another pandemic after covid-19 and are we prepared?

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Covid-19 led to a new era of vaccines that could transform medicine

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Everything we know about long covid - including how to reduce the risk

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The most iconic images taken during the covid-19 pandemic

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We must revisit the covid-19 pandemic to prepare for future outbreaks

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Visualising a virus: How our covers captured an unfolding crisis

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This mathematical trick lets you work out the weekday of any date

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There's a new way to make everyday products without using fossil fuels

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The big unanswered questions about the covid-19 coronavirus

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The best science fiction movies to look forward to in 2025

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The best science fiction TV shows to look forward in 2025

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How the covid-19 pandemic distorted our experience of time

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Five years on, have we learned the lessons of covid-19?

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Why becoming the right kind of optimist can transform your health

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People ate lots of foxes and wildcats 10,000 years ago

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Blinking may give your brain a micro break during cognitive tasks

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How DNA in dirt is reshaping our understanding of Stone Age humans

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Physicists bend atoms in ‘impossible’ experiment

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Food made without farming will go on sale in the US in 2025

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IBM will release the largest ever quantum computer in 2025

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Can we use quantum computers to test a radical consciousness theory?

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Ancient checked dress may be Europe's oldest two-colour garment

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Will miners finally start harvesting metals from the seabed in 2025?

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Ozempic and Wegovy have heart health benefits beyond just weight loss

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AI-powered avatars can gesture naturally as they speak

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Snow days set to disappear across much of the US

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Fights over geoengineering experiments will heat up in 2025

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Supersonic flight will see a dramatic return in 2025 with new aircraft

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Mathematicians found – and fixed – an error in a 60-year-old proof

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