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10 mysteries of the universe: Why does anything exist at all?
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10 mysteries of the universe: Is there life out there?
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10 mysteries of the universe: Is our solar system normal?
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10 mysteries of the universe: What is dark matter?
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10 mysteries of the universe: What makes monster stars?
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10 mysteries of the universe: Is Earth in a special place?
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Mind
Why your brain is hardwired to be bad at economics – and how to fix it
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Life
The mystery of the dinosaur with crocodile jaws, bear claws and a sail
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10 mysteries of the universe: How will it all end?
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10 mysteries of the universe: What came before the big bang?
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10 mysteries of the universe: How did it all begin?
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Table of contents
Leaders
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Humans
You should soothe babies who wake at night – it speeds sleep training
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Technology
Watch a blast of sound turn floating drops into bubbles
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Life
Peaceful basking sharks can leap just as powerfully as great whites
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Humans
We may have reached Madagascar 6000 years earlier than once thought
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Health
An antioxidant might lead to new therapies for bone arthritis
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Health
Gluten may be making you tired and depressed according to a new study
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Environment
Acid is dribbling out of the melting permafrost in the Arctic
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Health
BPA-free plastics seem to disrupt sperm and egg development in mice
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Environment
Half the planet should be set aside for wildlife – to save ourselves
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Technology
AI tries bad improv comedy to trick people into thinking it is human
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Technology
Watch this robotic fruit fly swoop, dive and perform impressive flips
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Health
Bandages laser-bonded to your skin may fix wounds better than stitches
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Technology
New Apple Watch heart monitor sounds great – here's why it may not be
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Space
We’ve found a pulsar spinning so slowly that it shouldn’t exist
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Space
Why a rake on the moon messed up our theories of life on Earth
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Physics
Hydrogen can form 'ghost bonds' with something that isn't even there
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Life
Artificial genes show life does not have to be based on DNA
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Revealed: What the UK public really thinks about the future of science
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Space
A third of us would go one-way to Mars – but it may shrink your brain
News
Just one tiny piece of plastic may be enough to kill a baby turtle
News
Only one in five UK adults would choose to live forever if they could
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Analysis
Aperture
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: What is dark matter?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: Is our solar system normal?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: What makes supermassive black holes?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: Is there life out there?
Features
Space
10 mysteries of the universe: Why does anything exist at all?
Features
Life
The mystery of the dinosaur with crocodile jaws, bear claws and a sail
Features
Mind
Why your brain is hardwired to be bad at economics – and how to fix it
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