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Space

10 mysteries of the universe: Why does anything exist at all?

Our best theories predict that all the matter in the universe should have been destroyed as soon as it existed. So how comes there’s something, not nothing?

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Physics

Recreating star fusion on Earth could solve our energy crisis

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Chemistry

Why creating a chemical brain will be how we understand consciousness

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Environment

Iran’s Pompeii: Astounding story of a massacre buried for millennia

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Technology

Artificial intelligence is about to revolutionise warfare. Be afraid

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Health

The surprising foods that are messing with your gut

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Health

Is your microbiome making you sick?

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Health

‘The pain was instant’: The devastating impact of vaginal mesh surgery

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Environment

Our thirst for water is turning the oceans saltier

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Health

The inside story of the vaginal mesh scandal, from top removal surgeon

Mesh implants have injured thousands of women. Surgeon Sohier Elneil explains how the crisis happened and why women turned to her for treatment

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Life

The clues to finding alien life could lie in Earth’s deep past

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Humans

The ‘me’ illusion: How your brain conjures up your sense of self

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Environment

Floating nuclear plants could herald a new era of cheap, safe energy

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Earth

Special report: The new megaprojects changing the face of our planet

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