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This virus infects most of us – but why do only some get very ill?

The ubiquitous Epstein-Barr virus is increasingly being linked to conditions like multiple sclerosis and lupus. But why do only some people who catch it develop these complications? The answer may lie in our genetics

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composite picture of Mars

Space

Mars's gravity may help control Earth’s cycle of ice ages

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Our solar system is extremely weird: Best ideas of the century

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Our solar system is extremely weird: Best ideas of the century

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The inflamed parts of the man's tattoo containing red ink

Health

Red tattoo ink causes man to lose all his hair and stop sweating

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Space

BepiColombo mission will start to unpick Mercury's secrets in 2026

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You can upgrade your immune system, but not in the way you think

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You can upgrade your immune system, but not in the way you think

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This is a false-color composite image of the Fomalhaut System taken with the Hubble telescope's Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) instrument in 2010 and 2012. The black circle at the center of the image blocks out the light from the bright star, allowing reflected light from the belt and planet to be photographed.

Space

Two asteroids crashed around a nearby star, solving a cosmic mystery

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A deep image of interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Space

Comet 3I/ATLAS from beyond solar system carries key molecule for life

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tattoo artist

Health

Tattooing may trigger localised damage to the immune system

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Moon Crossing Face of Earth

Space

Forming moon may have taken three big impacts early in Earth’s history

Conventionally, the moon is thought to have formed during one big impact, but a three-impact model might make more sense

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Mind

Cold-water swimming has benefits for the brain as well as the body

Comment

Space

We’ve found an unexpected structure in the solar system’s Kuiper belt

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Health

Women have supercharged immune systems and we now know why

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Environment

Australia is getting free electricity - will other countries follow?

Analysis