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Earthquakes could be an overlooked source of underground hydrogen fuel
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Housework robots are a step closer as they learn to work in any home
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A new version of the periodic table could change how we measure time
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Air filters in classrooms reduce sick days by more than 10 per cent
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Hijacked cicadas play music like a cyborg loudspeaker
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Dark energy bombshell sparks race to find a new model of the universe
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Our wounds heal slower than the cuts and scrapes of other primates
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Environment
Microplastics could be hampering the ocean’s ability to capture carbon
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Key component of dark chocolate might have an anti-ageing effect
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Mind
Bitter argument breaks out over controversial theory of consciousness
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Life
How Greenland sharks live for hundreds of years without going blind
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Drugs like Wegovy can be effective at treating fatty liver disease
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Your washing machine may not actually rid clothes of harmful bacteria
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Environment
Disastrous back-to-back heatwaves and droughts surge across Eurasia
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Innovative antivenom may work against the world's deadliest snakes
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Our cells can divide in a completely unexpected way
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Environment
Extreme heat poses Spanish-style blackout threat to UK electrical grid
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Health
Brain signals can change the gut microbiome in as little as 2 hours
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Technology
Quantum computers don’t always need more qubits – just add chaos
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Humans
Ireland's iconic megalithic tombs may have had an unexpected function
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Life
Best evidence yet that dolphin whistles are like a shared language
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Space
Colourful group of galaxies offers peek into history of the universe
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