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New Scientist

Scientists want to put a super laser on the moon

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The untold story of our remarkable hands and how they made us human

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Giant viruses may be more alive than we thought

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Dream hacking helps people solve complex problems in their sleep

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The mystery of nuclear 'magic numbers' has finally been resolved

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Psychedelic reduces depression symptoms after just one dose

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We’ve glimpsed before the big bang and it’s not what we expected

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Humans are the only primates with a chin – now we finally know why

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Backwards heat shows laws of thermodynamics may need a quantum update

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Can we ever know the shape of the universe?

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Intermittent fasting probably doesn’t help with weight loss

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These 5 diets could add years to your life even if you have bad genes

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World’s oldest cold virus found in 18th-century woman's lungs

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Huge hot blobs inside Earth may have made its magnetic field wonky

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Accidental discovery hints at mystery structures within our brain

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CAR T-cell therapy may slow neurodegenerative conditions like ALS

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Why self-expansion is the key to long-lasting love and friendship

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RNA strand that can almost self-replicate may be key to life's origins

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Weird inside-out planet system may have formed one world at a time

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Endurance brain cells may determine how long you can run for

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Gene editing that spreads within the body could cure more diseases

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Royal Navy returns to wind power with trial of robotic sailboats

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Nepal and Northern India are not overdue for a huge earthquake

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Ancient Peruvian civilisation grew mighty by harvesting guano

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Why adding cross training into your exercise routine is the way to go

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Why I'm still an environmental optimist – despite it all

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What to read this week: Bonded by Evolution by Paul Eastwick

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Rethinking our approach to BMI highlights the need for speed

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New Scientist recommends Hamnet, and its look at our links with nature

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Exploring sci-fi treats from George Saunders and Matthew Kressel

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'Roughly 109.5 golden retrievers': a new way to measure ice

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Putting a price tag on nature failed. Can radical tactics save it?

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The surprising origins of Britain's Bronze Age immigrants revealed

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First ever inhalable gene therapy for cancer gets fast-tracked by FDA

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This state’s power prices are plummeting as it nears 100% renewables

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Newborn marsupials seen crawling to mother's pouch for the first time

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Which humans first made tools or art – and how do we know?

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Time crystals could be used to build accurate quantum clocks

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How teaching molecules to think is revealing what a 'mind' really is

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Old EV batteries could meet most of China's energy storage needs

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Why 1.5°C failed and setting a new limit would make things worse

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Is this carved rock an ancient Roman board game?

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Gravitational wave signal proves Einstein was right about relativity

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'Hidden' group of gut bacteria may be essential to good health

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Your BMI can't tell you much about your health – here's what can

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We’re finally abandoning BMI for better ways to assess body fat

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Specific cognitive training has 'astonishing' effect on dementia risk

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Jeff Goldblum should make a film about this legendary mathematician

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Physicists can now take control of 'hidden' friction in devices

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Seafarers were visiting remote Arctic islands over 4000 years ago

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