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Space

Hidden pockets of turbulent gas fuel stars in far-off galaxies

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Earth

'Mother' coral reefs are breathing life into their neighbours

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Earth

Explosions heard at flooded Texas chemical plant after hurricane

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Health

Immigrant protections have halved kids’ mental health problems

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Health

This is how some blind people are able to echolocate like bats

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Life

We may finally understand why tropical plants have huge leaves

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Life

Lizard-bot spins its coiled tail to move easily through sand

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Earth

India floods: Apartment building collapses in Mumbai

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Space

Some TRAPPIST-1 planets may have the right conditions for water

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Health

Pioneering gene therapy approved for leukaemia in the US

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Life

‘Highwaymen’ beetles rob ants of the food in their stomachs

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Health

We still don’t really know what CRISPR does to human embryos

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Life

Bee larvae fed beebread have no chance of becoming queen

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Technology

Computer knows how much pain you are in by studying your face

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Technology

Fallen leaves could be turned into devices that store energy

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Life

Why the ostrich is the only living animal with four kneecaps

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Life

It took these monkeys just 13 years to learn how to crack nuts

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Technology

Seismic tests hint North Korea’s nuke is its first hydrogen bomb

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Humans

Controversial footprints suggest we evolved in Europe not Africa

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Earth

Asteroid Florence buzzes Earth in closest fly-by since 1890

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Health

We may be able to use Zika virus to attack brain cancer cells

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Humans

Alzheimer’s and smoking genes suggest we’re still evolving

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Technology

Want to make your vote really count? Stick a blockchain on it

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