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Mind
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Physics
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The Milky Way devoured another galaxy and we've spotted the remains
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Humans
Oldest Denisovan art discovered on 100,000-year-old bone fragments
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AI passes theory of mind test by imagining itself in another's shoes
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Environment
The UK is spending billions on overseas fossil fuel projects
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Mind
Strange illusion makes people forget where their teeth are
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Deforestation in Brazil has rocketed since Bolsonaro became president
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Strange stars that go supernova may be dimming because of dark matter
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US groundwater shortage is forcing us to dig extremely deep wells
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Humans
Our ancestors may have begun barbecuing 1.5 million years ago
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Life
Early life on Earth may have existed as miniature droplets of jelly
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Space
India has launched its Chandrayaan 2 mission to the moon
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