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Cockroach robot won't break after being repeatedly stamped on
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Birds can thank attractive dinosaurs for their flight feathers
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Turtle embryos may control their sex by moving inside their eggs
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Humans
Humans are good at smelling cheese thanks to special smell receptors
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Wasps are shrinking in size and it may be because of climate change
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UK navy will use AI-guided robot submarines to find explosive mines
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New type of pipe for pumping blood is just liquid with no pipe
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LightSail 2 has used sunlight alone to steer around Earth
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London’s public spaces are rife with multidrug-resistant bacteria
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Folic acid seems to be essential for fathers-to-be as well as mothers
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Yellow glasses don’t help night drivers spot dangers any faster
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Cell injections could train the body to accept a transplanted organ
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A super-thin slice of wood can be used to turn saltwater drinkable
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Bees' very hairy tongues help them mop up different types of nectar
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We spotted a star moving so fast it will enter intergalactic space
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Hottest day records set across Europe this year will soon be broken
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James Lovelock at 100: Ecclectic conference considers Gaia's future
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Most people would rather lose their job to a robot than another human
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Physicists who came up with supergravity win $3m Breakthrough Prize
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Space agency chief fired after revealing recent Amazon deforestation
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Artificial tongue could taste whisky to make sure it isn't counterfeit
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We could use Earth's atmosphere as a giant lens for a space telescope
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It's too soon to tell if DeepMind's medical AI will save any lives
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The world's ageing dams are not built for ever more extreme weather
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How the coolest, smallest stars could help us discover new exoplanets
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IVF add-ons are a waste of money – fertility clinics should ban them
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