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Health

Hangovers: What science says about why you feel so rough

Hair of the dog? Wine before beer? Why everything you know about hangovers, and how to cure them, is wrong – or unproven

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Humans

Holiday brain-off round 4: Demonstrate the wisdom of the ages

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Life

Tree of life: How figs built the world and will help save it

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Technology

Medieval wax seals are giving up fresh historical secrets

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Physics

The fragile state of scientific glassblowing

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Space

Were Aboriginal Australians the first astronomers?

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Humans

How the rules of long-lost board games take us inside ancient minds

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Humans

No more drama: The game theory guide to a happy family holiday

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Technology

Why predictive text is making you forget how to write

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Life

Comb jelly videos are rewriting the history of your anus

The digested remains of a fish came out somewhere unexpected, prompting biologists to rethink their understanding of our bums

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Humans

Holiday brain-off round 2: Test your reaction time

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Technology

Old Scientist: How to get drunk rationally

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Earth

Animal magnetism: Why dogs do their business pointing north

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Technology

Fold your own universe with our cosmic origami decoration

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