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Physics

Alex Keshavarzi interview: How muons could reveal exotic new physics

Precision measurements have long suggested that particles called muons, closely related to the electron, are misbehaving. Now, it seems their shenanigans might be pointing to the presence of new particles

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Environment

Six graphics that reveal what materials we consume – and what we waste

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Environment

The end of waste: The grand plan to build a truly circular economy

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Fashionable modern woman on landfill, consumerism versus pollution concept.

Environment

How to cut material use in buildings, clothes, electronics and plastic

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Environment

Christopher Jackson interview: How geologists can fight climate change

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Health

Interoception: This ‘sixth sense’ could be key to better mental health

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Physics

Do we create space-time? A new perspective on the fabric of reality

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Environment

How our environment is making us sick – and what we can do about it

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Mind

David Chalmers interview: Virtual reality is as real as real reality

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Health

We are finally beginning to understand migraines and how to treat them

After 40 years of research, scientists have uncovered what happens in the brain during a migraine and developed promising new drugs to tackle the condition. Here’s what we now know – and what still remains unanswered

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We are finally beginning to understand migraines and how to treat them

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Space

Leigh Fletcher interview: Why we urgently need a mission to Neptune

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Humans

What really makes people happy – and can you learn to be happier?

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Society

The happiness revolution: How to boost the well-being of society

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