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Is this the most niche scientific tourist attraction in the world?

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Quantum entanglement can be measured in solids for the first time

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Why early humans radically changed their toolkits 200,000 years ago

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Disappearing megafauna may have prompted a stone tool revolution

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The invisibility cloak inventor now has better tricks up his sleeve

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Particles seen emerging from empty space for first time

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Why The Double Helix is such an extraordinary but infuriating book

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How a century-long argument over light’s true nature came to an end

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The most stunning pictures from Artemis II’s flyby of the moon

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I don’t see images in my head. Can training give me a mind’s eye?

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Migraines could be treated by ramping up the brain's cleaning system

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Are manure digesters a real solution to dairy farm emissions?

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The Artemis II astronauts have flown around the moon

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Our fancy salt obsession is harming our health

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Iodised salt has become uncool but many of us need to eat more iodine

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We're solving the fundamental mystery of how reality is glued together

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Novel approach to clearing brain waste shows promise for Alzheimer's

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We may have seen a 'dirty fireball' star explosion for the first time

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How worried should you be about an AI apocalypse?

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Multipurpose anti-viral pill may treat colds, norovirus, flu and covid

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How a DIY worm farm can compost food scraps, paper or a whole kangaroo

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Surprise fossil discoveries push back the evolution of complex animals

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Bumblebees surprise scientists by showing a sense of rhythm

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Unprecedented insight into memory champion's brain reveals his tricks

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We may have just glimpsed the universe's first stars

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I have been bitten by more than 200 snakes – on purpose

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Historic Artemis II launch sends astronauts bound for the moon

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Tobacco plant altered to produce five psychedelic drugs

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Stark photos show quest for profit cutting swathes through the Amazon

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The Iran war is exposing the huge risks in our food system

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What to read this week: Lixing Sun's ambitious On the Origin of Sex

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Michael Pollan: 'Consciousness is really under siege'

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New Scientist recommends the engaging Native Nations by Kathleen DuVal

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How many academics does it take to tell a joke? Time for a study...

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The first quantum computer to break encryption is now shockingly close

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Oceans are darkening all over the planet – what’s going on?

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Male octopuses have a favourite arm that they mostly use for sex

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The best new popular science books of April 2026

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Virus from marine animals is causing weird eye problems in people

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Plug-in solar is coming – how dangerous is it and is it worth it?

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Historians dispute link between drought and rebellion in Roman Britain

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The best new science-fiction books of April 2026

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A once-fantastical collider could answer physics’ biggest mysteries

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Attacks from our immune system are a cause of long covid

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New fibre-optic record allows 50,000,000 movies to be streamed at once

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Astronauts are ready to return to the moon on Artemis II mission

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What kind of olive oil is best for the brain?

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The best kind of olive oil for brain health

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Food shock is inevitable due to the Iran war – and it could get bad

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The profound effect the heart-brain connection has on your health

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