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What are wormholes? An astrophysicist explains these shortcuts through space-time

What are wormholes? An astrophysicist explains these shortcuts through space-time

What are wormholes and do they exist? – Chinglembi D., age 12, Silchar, Assam, India

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Slime is all around and inside you – new research on its origins offers insight into genetic evolution

Slime is all around and inside you – new research on its origins offers insight into genetic evolution

Slime is everywhere. It shapes the consistency of your bodily fluids, from the saliva...

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Rapid eye movements in sleeping mice match where they are looking in their dreams, new research finds

Rapid eye movements in sleeping mice match where they are looking in their dreams, new research finds

Does rapid eye movement during sleep reveal where you’re looking at in the scenery...

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The Mediterranean has experienced record sea temperatures this summer: this could devastate marine life

The Mediterranean has experienced record sea temperatures this summer: this could devastate marine life

The ocean sustains all life on our planet. It provides food to eat and oxygen to...

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Shelling of Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant exposes multiple risks – a nuclear expert tells us what they are

Shelling of Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant exposes multiple risks – a nuclear expert tells us what they are

Shelling has recently intensified at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear...

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From watering via ice cubes to spritzing with hydrogen peroxide – 4 misguided plant health trends on social media

From watering via ice cubes to spritzing with hydrogen peroxide – 4 misguided plant health trends on social media

The internet is full of advice on just about everything, including plant care

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How to destroy a ‘forever chemical’ – scientists are discovering ways to eliminate PFAS

How to destroy a ‘forever chemical’ – scientists are discovering ways to eliminate PFAS

But this growing global health problem isn’t going away soon

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Sandcastle engineering – a geotechnical engineer explains how water, air and sand create solid structures

Sandcastle engineering – a geotechnical engineer explains how water, air and sand create solid structures

If you want to understand why some sandcastles are tall and have intricate structures...

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When COVID-19 or flu viruses kill, they often have an accomplice – bacterial infections

When COVID-19 or flu viruses kill, they often have an accomplice – bacterial infections

The 1918 influenza pandemic resulted in the loss of over 3% of the world’s population...

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Flies evade your swatting thanks to sophisticated vision and neural shortcuts

Flies evade your swatting thanks to sophisticated vision and neural shortcuts

Sitting outside on a summer evening always sounds relaxing until flies and mosquitoes...

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Boosting renewable energy use can happen quickly – and reduce harm to low-income people if done thoughtfully

Boosting renewable energy use can happen quickly – and reduce harm to low-income people if done thoughtfully

With many nations making efforts to transition away from fossil fuels to renewable...

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Which diet will help save our planet: climatarian, flexitarian, vegetarian or vegan?

Which diet will help save our planet: climatarian, flexitarian, vegetarian or vegan?

The food we consume has a massive impact on our planet. Agriculture takes up half...

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How trauma survivors can harness spiritual contemplation to process stress - new research

How trauma survivors can harness spiritual contemplation to process stress - new research

Trauma, such as surviving or witnessing road accidents, natural disasters and violence,...

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Vegetarian women have 33% greater risk of hip fracture – here are three things you can do to reduce your risk

Vegetarian women have 33% greater risk of hip fracture – here are three things you can do to reduce your risk

There are plenty of reasons a person might choose to go vegetarian

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Butterfly decoys trick predators into attacking them in conservation study

Butterfly decoys trick predators into attacking them in conservation study

Most people don’t realize how hard it is to be a butterfly. They live in a dangerous...

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