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Darwinian Ida

Life

Ultimate family tree: Tracing the oldest ancestor of all life

Somewhere on Earth, 4 billion years ago, matter came to life for the first time. Clues to the identity of the original life form lurk in every one of us

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Oort cloud

Space

The Oort cloud surrounds our solar system – why can’t we see it?

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Humans

What makes you conscious – and where is it in your brain?

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glueballs

Physics

‘Glueballs’ of pure force must exist – will we ever find them?

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magneto

Environment

Animal superpowers: How we’re homing in on their magnetic satnav

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gravity ripples

Space

Listening for gravitational waves from the birth of the universe

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Illustration showing whale and person in white coat with microscope

Environment

The enigmatic whale we can hear – but have never seen

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eels

Environment

How are baby eels made? We still don’t know

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chimp

Environment

Just how are we related to our chimp cousins?

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black hole

Space

How we’ll catch a huge black hole on camera

We've never seen a black hole because they're so... black. Now there's a plan to picture the monster at our galaxy’s heart – with a telescope the size of Earth

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Physics

Mathematicians play whack-a-mole in the endless infinity hunt

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Plastic fantastic: The quest to create the smartest materials

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Humans

A mind trick that can break down your brain’s barrier to success

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Health

Tap the placebo effect to unlock your body’s healing powers

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