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Can the NHS soup and shake diet really reverse diabetes? Here’s what you need to know

Can the NHS soup and shake diet really reverse diabetes? Here’s what you need to know

In my youth, I remember several people I knew tried a popular diet based around...

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Cheeky diet soft drink getting you through the work day? Here’s what that may mean for your health

Cheeky diet soft drink getting you through the work day? Here’s what that may mean for your health

So what does the research say about how your health is affected in the long term...

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Tiny fossil arm bone sheds light on evolution of ancient Indonesian ‘hobbits’

Tiny fossil arm bone sheds light on evolution of ancient Indonesian ‘hobbits’

We have discovered rare and very old human fossils on the Indonesian island of Flores,...

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Oceans without sharks would be far less healthy – new research

Oceans without sharks would be far less healthy – new research

There are more than 500 species of sharks in the world’s oceans, from the 7-inch...

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A common parasite could one day deliver drugs to the brain − how scientists are turning Toxoplasma gondii from foe into friend

A common parasite could one day deliver drugs to the brain − how scientists are turning Toxoplasma gondii from foe into friend

Many people’s understandable aversion to germs may make the idea of adapting these...

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Green belts need modernising - a more ‘multifunctional’ approach can benefit people and planet

Green belts need modernising - a more ‘multifunctional’ approach can benefit people and planet

Green belts are more than just spaces; for many people, they’re places providing...

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Why elite athletes are harnessing their own brain waves for sporting success

Why elite athletes are harnessing their own brain waves for sporting success

The Olympic and Paralympic Games represent the pinnacle of athletic achievement,...

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Forests destroyed by wildfires emit carbon long after the flames die – new study

Forests destroyed by wildfires emit carbon long after the flames die – new study

Even in Earth’s high northern-latitude forest, climate change is predicted to make...

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NASA smacked a spacecraft into an asteroid – and learned details about its 12-million-year history

NASA smacked a spacecraft into an asteroid – and learned details about its 12-million-year history

Our Solar System is full of small asteroids – debris that never made it into planets....

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To address the growing issue of microplastics in the Great Lakes, we need to curb our consumption

To address the growing issue of microplastics in the Great Lakes, we need to curb our consumption

You would be hard-pressed to find a corner of the world free from microplastics,...

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Urban growth is leading to more intense droughts for most of the world’s cities – and Sydney is a case study for areas at risk

Urban growth is leading to more intense droughts for most of the world’s cities – and Sydney is a case study for areas at risk

These important findings point to the need to improve how we design and build cities...

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From microbes to mammals: we tracked the rapid rise of new ecosystems as glaciers retreat and ice sheets melt

From microbes to mammals: we tracked the rapid rise of new ecosystems as glaciers retreat and ice sheets melt

As global temperatures inch upwards year after year, the world’s glaciers retreat

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Online fundraising may require different strategies for different devices − new research

Online fundraising may require different strategies for different devices − new research

Most charities aren’t tailoring their online fundraising strategies to the electronic...

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Offshore wind farms connected by an underwater power grid for transmission could revolutionize how the East Coast gets its electricity

Offshore wind farms connected by an underwater power grid for transmission could revolutionize how the East Coast gets its electricity

In the U.S., the East Coast is an ideal location to capture this power, but there’s...

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