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Humans

Iron Age Britons may have removed the brains of the dead

Scrape marks inside a skull and sharpened limb bones in a set of remains found in Scotland may be evidence of unusual Iron Age funerary rituals

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Life

Frozen squirrel scat preserves ancient DNA from hundreds of species

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Earth

Dinosaur-killing asteroid impact site stayed hot for millions of years

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Environment

Wildlife thrives in solar farm built on restored peatland

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Technology

Can Apple and Google stop children from sharing explicit images?

Analysis

Environment

Half the world's reservoirs could be clogged up with dirt by 2060

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Light micrograph of a section through an ovary showing cysts caused by endometriosis

Health

Unpicking endometriosis reveals how it affects more than the pelvis

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Health

You could get some of the benefits of sleep without having to nod off

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Health

Are we getting to the point where it's safe to gene-edit babies?

Analysis

Environment

Cuts to US ocean programme will hinder monitoring of El Niño and AMOC

Scientists warn that the Trump administration's push to dismantle a vital network of ocean-sensing instruments will stymie crucial weather and climate monitoring in the Pacific and Atlantic

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Technology

Flood of AI 'garbage' is pushing open-source developers to the limit

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Life

A chromosome from a frozen rat has been resurrected inside mice

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Mind

Becoming a parent may make you love your partner less

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Environment

Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMOC is weakening

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