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Life

Why the underground home of the world’s weirdest wildlife is in danger

Up to 100,000 extraordinary species, from spiders and beetles to salamanders and fish, live in subterranean caves and cracks. They aren’t as safe down there as we thought

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Environment

How climate change has pushed our oceans to the brink of catastrophe

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Health

We are finally improving prostate cancer diagnoses - here's how

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Why overcoming your cynicism could be key to a healthier, happier life

Mind

Why overcoming your cynicism could be key to a healthier, happier life

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Self-centred, spoiled and lonely? Examining the only child stereotype

Mind

Self-centred, spoiled and lonely? Examining the only child stereotype

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Space

Five of the most important International Space Station experiments

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Inside NASA’s ambitious plan to bring the ISS crashing back to Earth

Space

Inside NASA’s ambitious plan to bring the ISS crashing back to Earth

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The days when the flowers produce lots of nectar, the bees remain outside the hive fanning, to better dehydrate the nectar when the forager bees come back from their journeys.///Les jours ou les fleurs donnent beaucoup de nectar, les abeilles restent ? ventiler ? l?ext?rieur de la ruche pour mieux d?shydrater le nectar pendant que les butineuses rentre de leurs voyages.

Environment

How clues in honey can help fight our biggest biodiversity challenges

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What made us human? The fossils redefining our evolutionary origins

Humans

What made us human? The fossils redefining our evolutionary origins

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Will implants that meld minds with machines enhance human abilities?

Technology

Will implants that meld minds with machines enhance human abilities?

Devices that let people with paralysis walk and talk are rapidly improving. Some see a future in which we alter memories and download skills – but major challenges remain

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Space

Why we might finally be about to see the first stars in the universe

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Elementary School Pupils Running Near Climbing Equipment Running Towards Camera

Health

How much exercise do children really need – and what type?

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Health

How fast do we get out of shape and is there a way to slow the loss?

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Health

How to use psychology to hack your mind and fall in love with exercise

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