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Artist's impression of a planet around a red giant star

Space

Strange alien worlds suggest Earth could survive the death of the sun

We thought there was no chance our world could survive the fiery death of the sun in another 5 billion years. Now sightings of strange "orphan planets" might force us to rewrite the story

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Gin Fizz

Physics

Make these four classic cocktails and become a fluid dynamics expert

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Environment

The unlikely extremophiles lurking in your kitchen

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2R0BH12 The Fra Mauro map, ca 1450 by the Venetian cartographer Fra Mauro

Earth

The magnificent medieval map that made cartography into a science

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Environment

Science and technology’s newest words and what they tell us about 2023

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Chemistry

How to use ‘flavour bridging’ to cook a bizarre but tasty holiday meal

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human brain made of marijuana leaves

Health

How strong is the link between cannabis and schizophrenia?

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How bad is vaping?

Health

How bad is vaping for your health? We鈥檙e finally getting answers

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Society

Why reports that Western civilisation will soon collapse are premature

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Technology

The roboticist who wants to bring AI into contact with the real world

Artificial intelligence may never reach its full potential without a body to interact with the physical world. Roboticist Josh Bongard says that the push for 鈥渆mbodied AI鈥� is suggesting a rethink of what it means to design intelligent robots

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Physics

The wonder particle: How axions could solve more than just dark matter

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Environment

How counting the true cost of cheap food could make a better world

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Health

Long covid: What we now know about its causes and possible treatments

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Health

How to get a better night’s sleep by hacking your brainwaves

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