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Secretive new frog species from ancient lineage discovered in India
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Scientists chasing waterfalls discovered something they aren't used to
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Home DNA-testing firm will let users block FBI access to their data
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Health
Drug-releasing coil in stomach could provide better treatment for TB
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Mathematics
Mathematician cracks centuries-old problem about the number 33
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Space
Earth may be partly made of rocks from elsewhere in the galaxy
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Humans
Humans couldn't pronounce 'f' and 'v' sounds before farming developed
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Sea otter archaeology could tell us about their 2-million-year history
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Environment
Climate change will make it harder to predict heavy rain and floods
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Toilet on International Space Station gets a bacteria-killing upgrade
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Thousands of unknown underwater mountains found in Earth’s oceans
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Physics
Karen Uhlenbeck is first woman to win prestigious maths Abel prize
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Mind
Our brains might sense Earth's magnetic field just like birds do
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Humans
Boys and girls may have differing attitudes to risk thanks to society
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Health
Spread of cancers halted by smart bacteria that trigger immune attack
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Life
Protected hen harriers are vanishing under suspicious circumstances
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Environment
Cyclone Idai wreaks havoc in Mozambique and Zimbabwe
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Facebook blocked over a million uploads of Christchurch attack video
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Life
One in four scientists have experienced harassment or discrimination
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Environment
Deforestation in the Amazon could raise local temperatures by 1.5C
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Humans
Why I believe humans were in Australia much earlier than we thought
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