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Why the internet's CiCo calorie count diet won't keep weight off

Health

Why the internet's CiCo calorie count diet won't keep weight off

An old dietary fad has got a fresh lease of life: Calories in-Calories out, or CiCo to its new devotees. It still doesn't add up, says Anthony Warner

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An astronaut outside the International Space Station

Space

No, aliens aren't lurking on the International Space Station

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finger-prick test for malaria

Health

Malaria is no longer in decline and that should worry us all

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Hey, Flat Earther, no need to launch a rocket to test your ideas

Physics

Hey, Flat Earther, no need to launch a rocket to test your ideas

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Hospital

Health

A grim winter looms for UK hospitals but there's an easy cure

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Aerial view of city

Technology

Who will really benefit from the coming smart-city revolution?

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Car exhaust

Health

The UK just missed a big chance to cut harmful diesel pollution

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Adelie penguins

Life

Let's hope chickless penguin colony can come back from the brink

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The message we're sending to nearby aliens is no threat to Earth

Space

The message we're sending to nearby aliens is no threat to Earth

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woman looks at a dodo

Earth

Why setting ‘safe’ limits for environmental damage won’t work

The boundaries set for human impacts on the planet are deeply flawed and only encourage us to keep pushing towards them, warns Stuart Pimm

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Health

Why we should celebrate Scotland’s minimum alcohol price plan

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Technology

Why we should build AI that sometimes disobeys our commands

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Humans

In a Spotify world, why does anyone want to listen to cassettes?

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Humans

Power really can corrupt people. Here's what to do about it

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