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UK government urgently readies environment watchdog for no-deal Brexit
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Space
Something is seriously wrong with our understanding of the cosmos
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Unknown species of lizard found inside a gliding dinosaur's stomach
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Elephants help forests store more carbon by destroying smaller plants
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Terraforming Mars with strange silica blanket could let plants thrive
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Health
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There aren’t enough space explosions to explain strange radio bursts
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The plan to build mega wind farms and artificial islands in North Sea
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Mind
Sexual images are just as arousing for women as they are for men
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Space
India’s moon mission Chandrayaan 2 delayed just before launch
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Plans to provide genetic testing on the NHS could harm well-being
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