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Earth
Coastal catastrophe looms larger as sea level forecasts creep upwards
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There’s a weird new type of magnet that shouldn't be able to exist
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Heat-sensitive fabric cools you on hot days and warms you in the cold
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Beer before wine or wine before beer: the hangover is the same
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Universal income study finds money for nothing won't make us work less
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AI can diagnose childhood illnesses better than some doctors
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Humans
Sailors spread the ancient fashion for monuments like Stonehenge
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Environment
Green New Deal proposal includes free higher education and fair pay
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AI has helped rescue children trafficked for sexual exploitation
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The US plans to launch swarms of attack drones from robo-submarines
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European Mars rover named after DNA discoverer Rosalind Franklin
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