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Health

Eight great accidents in scientific discovery

Scientists looking for one thing sometimes stumble upon the unexpected. Here are some lucky breaks, from the cold depths of space to the heat of the bedroom

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Technology

Getting on the map: How to fix the problem with addresses

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Health

Eradicating rabies: Why man’s best friend holds the key

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Jocelyn Bell Burnell

Space

Finding the first pulsar set my world spinning

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Mind

Brain box: Multitasking chips that can match the human mind

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Health

Awesome awe: The emotion that gives us superpowers

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Physics

Bigger bang theory: teach atoms new tricks to beef up explosives

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V S Ramachandran

Humans

The fragility of you and what it says about consciousness

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Physics

The geometry that could reveal the true nature of space-time

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Environment

The eyes have it: How spotting naive prey made fish walk on land

New fossils and a fresh perspective are transforming our picture of a great evolutionary transition – how fish-like creatures swapped fins for limbs

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Humans

What will happen when machines can tell how you feel?

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Earth

Throwaway culture: The truth about recycling

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Health

An app a day keeps the doctor away

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Health

Feeling lonely? You’re not on your own

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