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Why dark matter should be called something else
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Genetic privacy: We must learn from the story of Henrietta Lacks
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Technology
A weather forecast for fake news outbreaks on social media is coming
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Life
Lockdown is a unique chance to see how human activity affects wildlife
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Space
Elements from the universe’s earliest stars gave birth to our sun
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Humans
How many house plants do you need to clean the air in a small flat?
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Life
How Korean pop fans took on white supremacists – and won
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Humans
Black Lives Matter could also help fight environmental injustices
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Physics
Why neutrinos are the strangest particles in the Standard Model
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Health
Claims that some diets can protect you from coronavirus are unfounded
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Technology
Why #oddlysatisfying videos are so oddly satisfying
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Environment
How a victory for a small bog could herald a new era for conservation
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