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Ancient DNA reveals make-up of Roman Empire’s favourite sauce

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Breaking the laws of thermal radiation could make better solar cells

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A crucial methane-tracking satellite has died in orbit

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Where does time actually come from?

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Solving the 250-year-old puzzle of how static electricity works

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A Neanderthal-shaped skull may explain why some people get headaches

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Shrinking Antarctic sea ice is warming the ocean faster than expected

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Protocells self-assembling on micrometeorites hint at origins of life

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The best new science fiction books of July 2025

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Polycystic ovary syndrome may be passed on via chemical tags on DNA

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Typos and slang spur AI to discourage seeking medical care

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What does it mean when an orca wants to share its lunch with you?

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Orcas are bringing humans gifts – what does it mean?

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Single antiviral shot could offer better protection than flu vaccines

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The remarkable tale of how humans nearly didn’t conquer the world

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Altered gut microbiome linked to fertility issues in people with PCOS

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X-ray boosting fabric could make mammograms less painful

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Mathematicians create a tetrahedron that always lands on the same side

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The bold plan to save a vital ocean current with giant parachutes

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Our verdict on The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley: A thumbs up

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Read an extract from Adam Roberts’s far future-set Lake of Darkness

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Why Adam Roberts set out to write a sci-fi utopia, not a dystopia

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Mystery fireball spotted plummeting to Earth over the US

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Ash trees are rapidly evolving some resistance to ash dieback disease

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Deep sleep seems to lead to more eureka moments

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These rocks are probably the last remains of Earth's early crust

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Nearly a third of Tuvaluans have applied for climate migration visa

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Extreme winter weather isn’t down to a wavier jet stream

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What sleep scientists recommend doing to fall asleep more easily

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Independent estimate of Gaza deaths is higher than official figures

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Ancient mammoth-tusk boomerang is twice as old as we thought

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Gastric bypass surgery may cut the risk of bowel cancer

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Why climate change fades into the background – and how to change that

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This daringly experimental thriller is a puzzle-lover's delight

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The maths hack that can help you count things

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Spiders that get eaten after sex are picky about mates. You don't say

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Spellbinding debut book explores the marvels of our brains

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How might society react to babies with two genetic fathers?

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Forget the Terminators, our robot future may be squishy and fun

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Dramatic Edward Burtynsky image shows stark desert divide

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A new book reveals the deep flaws in our natural history museums

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Cancer cells steal mitochondria from nerve cells to fuel their spread

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Generation Alpha's coded language makes online bullying hard to detect

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Heart attacks are no longer the leading cause of death in the US

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Enigmatic lizards somehow survived near Chicxulub asteroid impact

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Small and speedy dinosaur recognised as a new species

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Women's pelvises are shrinking – how is that changing childbirth?

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Leonardo da Vinci's 'helicopter' design could make drones quieter

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Weird line of galaxies may have been created by a cosmic bullet

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Earth is more sensitive to greenhouse gases than we thought

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