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This watery planet is the best place to hunt life we've seen so far
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There is a pair of weird, gigantic bubbles at the centre of our galaxy
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A network in the brain is involved in a range of mental health issues
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Boosting circadian rhythms can help relieve perinatal depression
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We may have spotted an interstellar comet flying towards Earth
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Generator that runs on heat escaping to the sky can charge phones
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Bones release a hormone that helps us deal with sudden danger
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Baffling maths riddle that looks like a pile of worms almost solved
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Largest ever polar expedition will soon be frozen in drifting sea ice
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50-year old maths problem about an infinite lottery finally solved
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We may have a basic form of sign language in common with chimpanzees
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Black hole that 'rings' like a bell shows Einstein was right
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AI learns to defy the laws of physics to win at hide-and-seek
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Environment
Fires devastating Australia’s east coast have arrived unusually early
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Vikings probably hunted Iceland's walruses to extinction for ivory
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One in 16 US women were forced into having sex for the first time
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Special report: How climate change is melting France’s largest glacier
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Meltwater from Greenland could raise sea level an extra 7 centimetres
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