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Table of contents
Leaders
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Technology
Smart toilets could leak your medical data, warn security experts
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Mathematics
Mathematicians find 12,000 solutions for fiendish three-body problem
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Physics
Pumps that beat like the heart could increase energy efficiency
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Humans
Mysterious ancient stones were deliberately made into spheres
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Life
Gannets prefer to roll either right or left when they dive
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Humans
Terracotta Army shoes reveal secrets of ancient Chinese footwear
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Technology
GPT-4 wins chatbot lawyer contest – but is still not as good as humans
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Life
Our ultra-mobile arm joints may have evolved for climbing down trees
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Technology
Quantum batteries that charge wirelessly might never lose efficiency
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Life
Spotted salamander eggs hatch more easily if nibbled by predators
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Environment
Earth has just seen its hottest three-month spell on record
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Health
New type of brain cell discovered that acts like hybrid of two others
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Technology
Electrically charged mist could help capture carbon from power plants
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Health
Human kidneys have been partially grown in pigs for the first time
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Space
Asteroid hit by NASA spacecraft is behaving unexpectedly
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Health
Westerners sleep later on weekends than people in Asia
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Life
Huge rewilding project will release 2000 white rhinos across Africa
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Earth
Tonga volcano unleashed underwater flows that reshaped the seafloor
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Life
Ancient mini koala may help solve mystery of early marsupial evolution
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Humans
Cave art pigments show how ancient technology changed over 4500 years
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Environment
Risk of mass deaths as heatwaves start to pass survivability threshold
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Health
Covid-19 linked to elevated risk of type 1 diabetes in young children
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Life
Red imported fire ants with painful bites have taken hold in Europe
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