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We are finally starting to understand brain fog and how to treat it

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We are finally starting to understand brain fog and how to treat it

Brain fog – which encompasses memory problems, lack of mental clarity and an inability to focus – had eluded scientific scrutiny until covid-19 thrust it into the spotlight. Now, we're starting to learn more about what exactly it is and how we can beat it

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Can you take the trip out of psychedelics and still treat depression?

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Can you take the trip out of psychedelics and still treat depression?

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Sustainable fashion: How to cut the environmental cost of your clothes

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Fast fashion is ruining the planet – here’s how to make it sustainable

Environment

Fast fashion is ruining the planet – here’s how to make it sustainable

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Plague never went away – now it could re-emerge in drug-resistant form

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A rethink of cause and effect could help when things get complicated

Mathematics

A rethink of cause and effect could help when things get complicated

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G15D0M Allegorical representation of the Demon of the Plague, from H. von Gersdorf's Feldtbuch der Wundarzney, printed by Johann Schott, Strasbourg, 1540. The Black Death (1340-1400) was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the de

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How many people died due to the Black Death in Europe?

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Do we need nuclear power in the energy mix to stop climate change?

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Do we need nuclear power in the energy mix to stop climate change?

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How the massive dogs bred to protect livestock could save wolves too

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How the massive dogs bred to protect livestock could save wolves too

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The female body is misunderstood and this is why, says Rachel E. Gross

Humans

The female body is misunderstood and this is why, says Rachel E. Gross

From non-consensual vaginal microbiome transplants to misconceptions about the G-spot, Rachel E. Gross discusses the sexism and biases that have led to our fragmented understanding of the female reproductive system

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Space

Why the next big solar storm might hit Earth without warning

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Physics

Have we been measuring the expansion of the universe wrong all along?

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Mind

The grand plan to create a periodic table of all animal intelligence

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Health

Fascia: The long-overlooked tissue that shapes your health

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