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Extinct relative of koalas discovered in Western Australia

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The 50-year quest to create a quantum spin liquid may finally be over

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Backlash builds over NHS plan to hide source code from AI hacking risk

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Where has the deadly hantavirus come from and how does it spread?

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Hantavirus: Where has the deadly cruise ship outbreak come from?

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Woman in cancer remission without treatment in highly unusual case

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The problem of cosmic inflation and how to solve it

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Man destined to get Alzheimer’s saved by accidental heat therapy

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Man destined for Alzheimer's may have been saved by accidental therapy

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Quantum computers simulated their biggest molecule yet – with help

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Honey has been used as medicine for centuries – does it really work?

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A lost ancient script reveals how writing as we know it really began

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Tiny frozen world unexpectedly appears to have an atmosphere

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300-year-old experiment could become world's best dark matter detector

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The greatest David Attenborough documentaries you really need to watch

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Prebiotic chewing gum could be helpful for gum disease

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Smart underwear detects lactose intolerance by tracking your farts

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2026 will be the hottest year on record, leading scientist predicts

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NHS England rushes to hide software over AI hacking fears

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The 4 biggest myths about hydration, according to an expert

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Oak trees use delaying tactics to thwart hungry caterpillars

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Will Colombia summit kick-start the end of the fossil fuel era?

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Why I explore our inevitable love for robots in my novel Luminous

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Read an extract from Luminous by Silvia Park

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The rings of Uranus are even stranger than we thought

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An unorthodox version of quantum theory could reveal what reality is

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'Green' cryptocurrency uses 18 times more energy than makers claim

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Your oral microbiome could affect your weight, liver and diabetes risk

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Human heads have changed shape a lot in the past 100 years

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Doubts cast over 'wild' claim that magnetic control can turn on genes

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The best new science fiction books of May 2026

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The rich but complicated legacy of genome pioneer Craig Venter

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We have figured out a new way to send messages into the past

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Our verdict on Red Mars: Mostly great, with a few quibbles

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New Scientist recommends New York's Bone Museum and Gecko Gallery

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Thought-provoking photographs capture what it feels like to have ADHD

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What to read this week: The 21st Century Brain by Hannah Critchlow

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Long covid reveals the harm of one-size-fits-all medical treatment

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Is an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg – or any boss – a good plan?

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Ann Leckie continues to shine with new sci-fi novel Radiant Star

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Simple treatment tweak drastically reduces blood loss from severe cuts

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Weird 'transdimensional' state of matter is neither 2D nor 3D

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Why dinosaurs lived much more complex lives than we thought

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The chips in your phone are probably broken – and that's a good thing

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Scorpions reinforce their claws and stingers with metals

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Extreme weather in 2025 drove record wildfire emissions in Europe

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Cancer is increasing in young people and we still don't know why

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People are betting on measles outbreaks – and that might be useful

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Gamblers are betting millions of dollars on measles outbreaks

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Is consciousness more fundamental to reality than quantum physics?

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