Erin

Erin

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Not all ultra-processed foods are bad for your health, whatever you might have heard

Not all ultra-processed foods are bad for your health, whatever you might have heard

In recent years, there’s been increasing hype about the potential health risks associated...

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Apple’s ‘crush’ advert annoys people across the generations – that’s why it misfired

Apple’s ‘crush’ advert annoys people across the generations – that’s why it misfired

There is a fine line between creativity and self-destruction

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The fossils being formed today will show how humankind disrupted life on Earth

The fossils being formed today will show how humankind disrupted life on Earth

When we think of fossils it is usually of dinosaurs, or perhaps the beautiful spiral...

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Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies...

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Small but mighty, plankton are some of the most powerful creatures on Earth

Small but mighty, plankton are some of the most powerful creatures on Earth

If you go to the beach and dip a bucket in the sea, you might at first think it...

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The UN has a ‘list of shame’ for those who harm children in war – but who is missing?

The UN has a ‘list of shame’ for those who harm children in war – but who is missing?

Children are the primary victims of war. They are routinely recruited, abducted,...

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Can an organ transplant really change someone’s personality?

Can an organ transplant really change someone’s personality?

Changes in personality following a heart transplant have been noted pretty much...

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Why you should expect to pay more tourist taxes – even though the evidence for them is unclear

Why you should expect to pay more tourist taxes – even though the evidence for them is unclear

In April 2024, Venice began its controversial experiment to charge day trippers...

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A ‘sponge city’ may be your home in 2050

A ‘sponge city’ may be your home in 2050

Your home was probably designed for a climate that no longer exists

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AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine withdrawn – right to the end it was the victim of misinformation

AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine withdrawn – right to the end it was the victim of misinformation

The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was a critical part of the COVID-19 pandemic response....

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Exoplanet WASP-69b has a cometlike tail – this unique feature is helping scientists like me learn more about how planets evolve

Exoplanet WASP-69b has a cometlike tail – this unique feature is helping scientists like me learn more about how planets evolve

Located 163 light-years from Earth, a Jupiter-sized exoplanet named WASP-69b offers...

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Healthy teeth are wondrous and priceless – a dentist explains why and how best to protect them

Healthy teeth are wondrous and priceless – a dentist explains why and how best to protect them

At an auction in England in 2011, one of John Lennon’s teeth sold for just over...

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Future pandemics will have the same human causes as ancient outbreaks − lessons from anthropology can help prevent them

Future pandemics will have the same human causes as ancient outbreaks − lessons from anthropology can help prevent them

The last pandemic was bad, but COVID-19 is only one of many infectious diseases...

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Africa dramatically dried out 5,500 years ago – our new study may warn us of future climate tipping points

Africa dramatically dried out 5,500 years ago – our new study may warn us of future climate tipping points

Around five and half millenia ago, northern Africa went through a dramatic transformation

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