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Wildfire smoke in North America could be creating clouds over Europe

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 18:07:52 +0100

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AIs will become useless if they keep learning from other AIs

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Why 2023 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record

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Pay-monthly option for heat pumps could help Europe cut emissions

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 13:17:26 +0100

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Weird stink bug with forked horns and tusks discovered in Australia

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 12:50:41 +0100

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Artistic artefacts are rewriting the timeline of ancient South America

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 12:00:11 +0100

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Strange, spiny beetle discovered in Japan

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 09:00:48 +0100

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The Universe in a Box review: Why all cosmic quests start on laptops

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +0100

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Reef sharks are being wiped out by overfishing so rays are taking over

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 20:00:36 +0100

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Ancient plant's leaves didn't follow golden rule as modern ones do

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 20:00:31 +0100

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Chemists have solved a decades-long problem of bonding beryllium

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 20:00:03 +0100

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What are 'synthetic embryos' and why are scientists making them?

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 19:00:05 +0100

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Plan to restore England's chalk streams may take decades

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 18:00:26 +0100

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Cosmic rays help navigate underground in first real-world test

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:00:59 +0100

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Exposing C-section babies to vaginal fluid boosts their development

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 17:00:08 +0100

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Robotics gets less attention than it should given its potential impact

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +0100

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How to see five planets align in the sky this weekend

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 15:32:51 +0100

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Is the universe conscious? It seems impossible until you do the maths

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:00:00 +0100

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We’ve got intelligence all wrong – and that’s endangering our future

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:00:00 +0000

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We’ve got intelligence all wrong – and ...

Human evolution: The astounding new story of the origin of our species

Wed, 01 Apr 2020 06:00:00 +0100

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Concern about dirty air can galvanise the fight against climate change

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +0100

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Generations review: Zoomer, boomer, millennial – what's your tribe?

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +0100

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'Smart drugs' don't make people better at a problem-solving test

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 20:00:40 +0100

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Endometriosis may be caused by bacterial infections

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 20:00:03 +0100

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Shell can't say it backs net zero while still betting on fossil fuels

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:19:21 +0100

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IBM quantum computer beat a supercomputer in a head-to-head test

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 17:00:10 +0100

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Fastest star in the galaxy clocked at 2285 kilometres per second

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 15:00:54 +0100

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The hidden rules that determine which friendships matter to us

Wed, 03 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0000

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Low-carb diets: An easy way to lose weight or recipe for heart attack?

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000

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How you can use the power of exercise to feel better and think clearer

Wed, 31 May 2023 15:00:00 +0100

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The physicist betting that space-time isn't quantum after all

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0000

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The 7 primes of life: Why each decade comes with its own superpowers

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:20:00 +0100

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How to take control of your self-narrative for a better, happier life

Wed, 04 Jan 2023 16:30:00 +0000

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Are big cats like black panthers and leopards really roaming the UK?

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 09:00:14 +0100

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Male harbour seals may learn vocalisations years before they need them

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 08:00:16 +0100

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Extinct lizard was a bizarrely supersized version of modern skinks

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 01:01:41 +0100

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Flies die sooner if they see dead flies

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 20:00:39 +0100

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Flies die sooner if they see dead flies

Fossils in Laos cave imply modern humans were in Asia 86,000 years ago

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 17:30:04 +0100

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What the huge young galaxies seen by JWST tell us about the universe

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 17:00:00 +0100

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Dehorning may affect how rhinos interact and establish territory

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 15:39:53 +0100

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Air quality: How does pollution affect your health?

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 12:00:16 +0100

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Why everything you thought you knew about posture is wrong

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 18:00:00 +0000

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Net-zero living: How your day will look in a carbon-neutral world

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 16:20:00 +0100

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Who is Ancestor X? The biggest mystery in human evolution

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 19:14:15 +0100

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Fascia: The long-overlooked tissue that shapes your health

Wed, 11 May 2022 13:00:00 +0100

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North Atlantic Ocean has reached record-high surface temperatures

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 22:13:43 +0100

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Microbe map reveals how hundreds of insects got their diets

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:00:26 +0100

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You can learn foreign words as you sleep but it won't make you fluent

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 07:00:18 +0100

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Genetically engineered gut bacterium could protect bees from parasite

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 21:00:14 +0100

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Zebrafish produce sunscreen to protect their embryos from UV light

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:22:31 +0100

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The unique, vanishing languages that hold secrets about how we think

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:00:00 +0100

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Fast-growing galaxy seen by JWST offers window on the early universe

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:14:48 +0100

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We need to go beyond net zero to reverse catastrophic climate damage

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +0100

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Life-extending parasite makes ants live at least three times longer

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 09:00:23 +0100

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Robot gardener grows plants as well as humans do but uses less water

Sun, 11 Jun 2023 13:00:51 +0100

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Alligators create hotspots for life by digging holes with their snouts

Sun, 11 Jun 2023 10:00:50 +0100

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Experimental treatment could work against prion diseases like CJD

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How maths can help you pack your shopping more efficiently

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +0100

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We know now what happens in our brain to make us scared of heights

Sat, 10 Jun 2023 16:00:09 +0100

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Could your gut bacteria influence how intelligent you are?

Sat, 10 Jun 2023 13:00:31 +0100

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Couples collide with fewer people on walks than pairs of friends do

Sat, 10 Jun 2023 10:00:07 +0100

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Wiggly worms and quantum objects follow surprisingly similar equations

Sat, 10 Jun 2023 08:00:17 +0100

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Depp V Heard review: Scary documentary shows power of social media

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +0100

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Diabetes drug metformin may cut the risk of long covid by 41 per cent

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:00:44 +0100

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Losing a leg in youth changes how male harvestmen woo females

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 17:00:18 +0100

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A new class of anti-ageing drugs has arrived – which ones really work?

Wed, 17 May 2023 17:00:00 +0100

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Fresh ideas about the causes of depression are bringing new treatments

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 16:00:00 +0000

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Do we create space-time? A new perspective on the fabric of reality

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:55:00 +0000

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Astronomers are using a new supernova to search for alien signals

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 16:00:29 +0100

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Fire Weather review: Why Canada’s wildfires will only get worse

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 14:00:45 +0100

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Has anyone really seen evidence of aliens visiting Earth?

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 13:00:56 +0100

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Robotic dog spots invasive fire ant nests better than humans

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 11:30:20 +0100

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Raw sewage floods UK rivers with faecal bacteria after heavy rainfall

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 11:00:59 +0100

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These beautiful sculptures are watching over the Great Barrier Reef

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +0100

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Extremely cold drop of helium can be levitated forever

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 08:00:47 +0100

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Under Alien Skies review: A terrific guide to our spectacular universe

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +0100

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Ukraine Kakhovka dam explosion: Flooding is devastating wildlife

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 20:58:32 +0100

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Taurine supplements extend lifespan and health in old age in mammals

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 20:00:46 +0100

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Sound-based quantum computers could be built using chip-sized device

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 20:00:26 +0100

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See some of the images up for the Earth Photo 2023 competition

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 18:00:28 +0100

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Octopuses edit their own genetic code to adapt to colder water

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 17:00:09 +0100

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How long will the wildfire smoke last and is it bad for your health?

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:32:20 +0100

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Turbulence on flights is getting worse because of climate change

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:00:09 +0100

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Bluesky is just another Twitter clone and that isn't a good thing

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +0100

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Why you shouldn't believe claims that there are 7 types of ADHD

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 13:55:33 +0100

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We finally know what causes morning sickness during pregnancy

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 13:08:34 +0100

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Kīlauea volcano: Watch live footage of the eruption in Hawaii

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 12:18:42 +0100

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Is it ethical to use complex mini-brains for artificial intelligence?

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +0100

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The uncomfortable reality of life on Earth after we breach 1.5°C

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:00:00 +0100

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'Doomsday' glacier in Antarctica isn't as vulnerable as feared

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 09:00:51 +0100

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An Atlas of Endangered Animals review: Great stories to prompt action

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 19:00:00 +0100

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Newt-sniffing dog called Freya is helping to locate elusive amphibians

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 20:00:45 +0100

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DeepMind AI's new way to sort objects could speed up global computing

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:00:54 +0100

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Dried-up lake may explain why California is 'overdue' major earthquake

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:00:17 +0100

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1.6-billion-year-old steroids may be traces of earliest complex life

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:00:16 +0100

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Why the causes of poor mental health may share a common root

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ADHD: What's behind the recent explosion in diagnoses?

Tue, 02 May 2023 17:00:00 +0100

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The radical new theory that wrinkles actually cause ageing

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:00:00 +0100

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Stephen Hawking's final theorem turns time and causality inside out

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 15:30:00 +0000

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Everything you need to know about the drugs Ozempic and Wegovy

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 14:23:35 +0100

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