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PTG8E9 Snowplow removes snow off icy road in winter

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Grit salt on our roads is killing freshwater wildlife. What can we do?

The salt we spread to keep roads safe in winter is damaging ecosystems and threatening water supplies. Do alternatives, from coffee grounds to cheese brine, work?

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Illustration of sperm cells swimming. There is a worldwide decline in sperm counts, but we now have a better idea about how to fix the problem

Health

Sperm counts are down worldwide and researchers are discovering why

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Two boats from the Ocean Cleanup project collect plastic and garbage from the ocean

Environment

Is cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch worth the effort?

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2ENH3G9 The latest born West African manatee, left, meets visitors for the first time at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 19 August 2019. The latest-born West African manatee at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, who is the first born female manatee in China, meet visitors for the first time two months after her birth in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 19 August 2019. During the meeting, the manatee chooses her name as Feifei, and interact with present visitors. (Photo by Chen Jimin - Imaginechina/Sipa USA)

Life

Are there really freshwater manatees thriving deep within West Africa?

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Olive oil is a key component of the Mediterranean diet

Health

We’re finally working out why the Mediterranean diet is so good for us

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Meet Christina Koch, who will be the first woman to go to the moon

Space

Meet Christina Koch, who will be the first woman to go to the moon

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https://www.nersc.gov/news-publications/nersc-news/science-news/2020/worlds-first-3d-simulations-reveals-the-physics-of-superluminous-supernovae/ Turbulent core of magnetar bubble inside the superluminous supernovae. Color coding shows the densities. The magnetar is located at the center of this image. Strong turbulence is caused by the radiation from the central magnetar. (Image by Ken Chen)

Physics

Supernova neutrinos could break physics – if we can make sense of them

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World's first tunnel to a magma chamber could unleash unlimited energy

Earth

World's first tunnel to a magma chamber could unleash unlimited energy

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Why do people get postnatal anxiety and how can we treat it?

Mind

Why do people get postnatal anxiety and how can we treat it?

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Cartoon image of a wide-open mouth

Health

Why tending your oral microbiome is the secret to a long, healthy life

There are untold legions of viruses, fungi and bacteria living in your mouth. It now seems we can stave off conditions from Alzheimer's disease to cancer by keeping them in a healthy balance

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Space

Have we found filaments of pure energy unleashed during the big bang?

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Environment

Hannah Ritchie: 'Eco-anxiety on its own is not that useful'

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Life

Do animals dream and if so, what about?

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Humans

Test your brain with this fiendish set of museum-themed puzzles

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