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Physics of light and magnetism rewritten after almost two centuries

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Light can influence the magnetic properties of some materials

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Kissing may have evolved in an ape ancestor 21 million years ago

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Four-fifths of the world's population now live in urban areas

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We can finally hear the long-hidden music of the Stone Age

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Mathematicians say Google's AI tools are supercharging their research

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What is cloud seeding and could it end the drought in Iran?

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Vast Bronze Age city discovered in the plains of Kazakhstan

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Ancient figurine may show sexual encounter between woman and goose

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Neanderthals' hefty noses weren’t well adapted to cold climates

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Parasitic ant tricks workers into killing their queen, then usurps her

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The vital, overlooked role of body fat in shaping your health and mind

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Rapid melt from Antarctica could help preserve crucial ocean current

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Cuts and scrapes may be slower to heal in redheads

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Oldest ever RNA sample recovered from woolly mammoth

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Mystery deepens as isolated galaxy forms stars with no obvious fuel

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The 19 best Christmas gifts for science lovers (and nerds)

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The forgotten women of quantum physics

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Ancient silver goblet preserves oldest known image of cosmic creation

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Sequencing Hitler's genome teaches us nothing useful about his crimes

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Analysing Hitler's DNA for a TV gimmick tells us nothing useful

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Why aren't young people having sex any more?

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Fossil fuel emissions rise again – but China's are levelling off

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Strongest evidence yet that the Epstein-Barr virus causes lupus

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The 19th-century maths that can help you deal with horrible coffee

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Surprising new biography of Francis Crick unravels the story of DNA

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Sperm are selfish – and so are we

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Smart new book takes an axe to the myth of human exceptionalism

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New Scientist recommends this extreme birdwatching documentary

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Kim Kardashian has wrangled an invite to NASA HQ. Can we get one too?

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Is the future of education outside universities?

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Finally wrangling with the complexity of female bodies benefits us all

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Breaking Bad showrunner uses sci-fi for smart dive into happiness

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Remarkable robot images provide a vision of the future

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Sex could help wounds heal faster by reducing stress

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Huge cloud of plasma belched out by star 130 light years away

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Is a deadly asteroid about to hit Earth? Meet the man who can tell you

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Chemical computer can recognise patterns and perform multiple tasks

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Women prefer to be prettier than a partner, but men want to be funnier

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IBM has unveiled two unprecedentedly complex quantum computers

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Cradle of humanity is still revealing new insights about our origins

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At-home hypnosis relieves menopausal hot flushes

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Women have supercharged immune systems and we now know why

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Static electricity can remove frost from windows using little energy

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Odds of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting the moon may rise to 30 per cent

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The biggest controversy in maths could be settled by a computer

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Caves carved by water on Mars may hold signs of past life

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Why giving up on goals is good for you, and how to know which to ditch

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Ultrasound may boost survival after a stroke by clearing brain debris

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Falling asleep isn’t a gradual process – it happens all of a sudden

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