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Gaia rebooted: New version of idea explains how Earth evolved for life

The controversial Gaia hypothesis sees Earth as a superorganism adapted to be perfect for life. A weird type of evolution may finally show how that actually happens

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Life

Don't miss: Shark crime, optical games and dairy in the cross hairs

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Environment

World's most endangered marine mammal is now down to 10 animals

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Flower hat jelly has colour-tipped tentacles for paralysing small fish

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Technology

Handheld device could detect CRISPR bioweapons before they spread

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How neuroscience is exploding the myth of male and female brains

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How neuroscience is exploding the myth of male and female brains

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Life

Squid teeth could help make bioplastics and self-repairing clothes

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How nature is evolving in the human age

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How nature is evolving in the human age

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Life

Asking the biggest questions is the very essence of science

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Life

Life’s secret ingredient: A radical theory of what makes things alive

How does inanimate matter come to breathe, thrive and reproduce? Explaining this magic means overhauling nature’s laws, says physicist Paul Davies

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Life

Human or hybrid? The big debate over what a species really is

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Environment

Growth of desalination plants is a serious problem for marine life

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Health

Why doing more exercise won't help you burn more calories

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Mind

Winning at work: How to plan your day (and avoid the afternoon slump)

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