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A hand holding glowing prion proteins, from which fossils and microbes emerge.

Life

A sinister, deadly brain protein could reveal the origins of all life

We have long struggled to determine how the first living organisms on Earth came together. Now, surprising evidence hints that poorly understood prions may have been the vital missing ingredient

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Health

A revolutionary way to map our bodies is helping cure deadly diseases

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Hoverfly

Life

The long-overlooked insects that could save our crops

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Physics

A new understanding of causality could fix quantum theory’s fatal flaw

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People searching for quasicrystals in a surreal pink and blue landscape, reminiscent of a quasicrystal's non-repeating atomic structure

Chemistry

Why quasicrystals shouldn’t exist but are turning up in strange places

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A cave showing ancient rock art

Humans

We can finally hear the long-hidden music of the Stone Age

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Health

The vital, overlooked role of body fat in shaping your health and mind

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Space

Is a deadly asteroid about to hit Earth? Meet the man who can tell you

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Health

Women have supercharged immune systems and we now know why

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Health

Why giving up on goals is good for you, and how to know which to ditch

We admire grit and perseverance, but surprising research suggests that giving up on ambitions in the right way can actually improve our physical and mental health

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Technology

AI may blunt our thinking skills – here’s what you can do about it

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Mind

What we’re learning about consciousness from master meditators’ brains

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Technology

How preppers plan to save us if the whole internet collapses

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Humans

Does the family tree of ancient humans need a drastic rewrite?

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