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Why singing, dancing and engaging with art is good for your health

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Hybrid megapests evolving in Brazil are a threat to crops worldwide

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SpaceX’s Starlink dodged 300,000 satellite collisions in 2025

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Why biological clocks get our 'true age' wrong – and how AI could help

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Why did magic mushrooms evolve? We may finally have the answer

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Ancient bacterium discovery rewrites the origins of syphilis

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Our oral microbiome could hold the key to preventing obesity

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Ancient giant kangaroos could have hopped despite their huge size

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Does limiting social media help teens? We'll finally get some evidence

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Strips of dried placenta help wounds heal with less scarring

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Piercing crocodile close-up wins ecology photo competition

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Natural ovulation the best option before an IVF frozen embryo transfer

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Stunning images reveal the rich biodiversity of remotest Tanzania

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We were wrong about being able to 'nudge' people to improve the world

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The internet feels super lonely right now. Here's why

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Peter F. Hamilton's latest is an epic slice of sci-fi – with one flaw

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New Scientist recommends Avatar: Fire and Ash – especially the whale

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Let's nitpick about the physics of Stranger Things, not its ending

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How – and why – we chose the best 21 ideas of the 21st century

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How to spot the lunar X and V

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Can we battle the downsides of a rule-based world, asks a new book

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Our earliest vertebrate ancestors may have had four eyes

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Oldest known rock art is a 68,000-year-old hand stencil with claws

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Ape-like hominin Paranthropus was more adaptable than we thought

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Bird retinas work without oxygen, and now scientists know how

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Alex Garland’s The Bone Temple is brutal, brilliant - and mind-blowing

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Octopuses prompt rethink of why animals evolve big brains

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Bubble feeding trick spreads through humpback whale social groups

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Cross-training may be the key to a long life

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Scientists investigate ‘dark oxygen’ in deep-sea mining zone

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World is entering an era of 'water bankruptcy'

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Chernobyl cooling systems have lost power but meltdown risk is low

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Satellites could use magnetic fields to avoid collisions

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The 3 best ways to tackle anxiety, according to a leading expert

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Mars once had a vast sea the size of the Arctic Ocean

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Sunscreens made from ground-up wood reach an SPF of over 180

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Embracing quantum spookiness: Best ideas of the century

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Pinning extreme weather on climate change: Best ideas of the century

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Filming the universe’s biggest dramas: Best ideas of the century

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The invention of net zero: Best ideas of the century

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A revolution in how we do chemistry: Best ideas of the century

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Why a tool-using cow could change how we see farm animals

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There’s no such thing as a normal brain: Best ideas of the century

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The one innovation that supercharged AI: Best ideas of the century

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The one diet that’s good for everything: Best ideas of the century

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The immense interconnectivity of the brain: Best ideas of the century

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The hidden power of epigenetics: Best ideas of the century

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End-to-end encryption: Best ideas of the century

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Revealing the epic story of ancient humans: Best ideas of the century

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The totemic 1.5°C climate target: Best ideas of the century

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