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Space
Tornadoes on the sun could blast hot plasma towards Earth
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Life
Ancient Romans may have killed off whale species in the Mediterranean
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Ear implant lets deaf gerbils sense sound from light signals
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Technology
Facebook's AI tourist learns to navigate New York by asking directions
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High blood pressure in older people linked to Alzheimer’s disease
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How our bodies are rapidly colonised by bacteria when we're born
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We now know why horses snort - because they're happy
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Environment
England's marshes may start to retreat and disappear in just 20 years
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Space
Violent black holes spit neutrinos at Earth and we finally caught one
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Think your surfing is secret in private browsing mode? Think again
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Dopamine levels in our brains affect the risks we’re happy to take
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Life
Honeybees gang up to roast invading hornets alive — at a terrible cost
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DeepMind AI takes IQ tests to probe its ability for abstract thought
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Artificial skin grown from spider silk could help heal wounds
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Tiny sensors in your phone could be made from recycled wood
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Earth
Stone Age bakers made first bread thousands of years before farming
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Technology
Drones are checking up on insurance claims to look for fraudsters
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Earth
Weird 'wind drought' means Britain's turbines are at a standstill
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Space
We’ve found 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter – and one is probably doomed
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Space
Tiny planets full of diamonds have been created in the lab
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Life
Why chivalry remains attractive to some women despite being sexist
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Mind
We've started to uncover the true purpose of dreams
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UK announces plans for two spaceports that could see launches by 2021
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Technology
Robots and AI will actually create more jobs than they take
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Analysis
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Eight cups of coffee a day make you live longer? Don't bet on it
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Humans
Prolific ‘M25 serial killer’ beheading cats is an old feline foe
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Technology
Elon Musk’s submarine plan to rescue Thai cave boys deserves respect
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Health
The death of 9-year-old girl may be a tipping point for air pollution
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Can countries divesting from fossil fuels halt climate change?
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Humans
The truth about intelligence: What is it really?
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Humans
The truth about intelligence: Can I become cleverer?
Features
Humans
The truth about intelligence: Do IQ tests really work?
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Humans
The truth about intelligence: What makes someone smarter than others?
Features
Humans
Specky geeks and airheads? The truth behind intelligence stereotypes
Features
Humans
The truth about intelligence: How useful is a high IQ?
Features
Mind
The truth about intelligence: Are bigheads smarter than pea brains?
Features
Life
How dodgy sausages are saving a cute marsupial from toxic toads
Features
Space
Why weird star systems are where we'll find alien life
Features
Health
How an AI expert’s cancer diagnosis may lead to a treatment revolution
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