Environment
The 12 innovations we need to save humanity and the planet
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Health
The truth behind melatonin and why it may not help you sleep
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Physics
The strange physics of absolute zero and what it takes to get there
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Life
Some individual animals are really lazy. How do they get away with it?
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Mind
Why self-compassion is the first step to being kinder to others
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Environment
The surprising origin of sprouts, the vegetable we either love or hate
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Space
What our attempts to communicate with alien civilisations say about us
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Environment
How a US civil war shipwreck became a template for marine conservation
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Physics
How to beat your family at board games with quantum tricks
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Life
How reindeer eyes change colour in winter to help them see in the dark
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Environment
Inside the decadent – but still ethical – world of vegan fine dining
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Environment
Subnivium: The secret ecosystem hidden beneath the snow
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