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Humans

‘Ums’ and ‘ers’ are a hidden code that helped complex language evolve

Filler words such as uh, mmm and huh may seem inarticulate, but without them human communication would be far less sophisticated

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Environment

How the coronavirus has impacted climate change – for good and bad

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Technology

Feng Zhang interview: CRISPR can fight covid-19 and climate change

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Technology

Will robots and AI take our jobs in covid-19’s socially distanced era?

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Health

Bad balance: why dangerous falls are on the rise around the world

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Humans

Ruby Wax interview: We are addicted to bad news but we can break free

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Environment

The endangered giants that still lurk in the world’s biggest rivers

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Life

Why we’re in for a long wait to hear from intelligent aliens

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Space

Safe, extra long-life nuclear batteries could soon be a reality

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Earth

Evolution is evolving: 13 ways we must rethink the theory of nature

Do species really exist? Are genes destiny? Do only the fittest survive? Can we shape or stop evolution? New insights into nature are providing surprising answers, and a glorious new picture of life’s complexity

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Environment

Lighting fires in space is helping us make greener energy on Earth

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Health

The covid-19 pandemic was predicted – here’s how to stop the next one

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Humans

The way you walk may soon be used by authorities to identify you

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Humans

How ancient proteins are untangling humanity’s family tree

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