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Genetically tailored microbes could tweak our microbiomes

Researchers have genetically engineered gut microbes to absorb compounds that contribute to kidney stones – and to thrive in the competitive gut microbiome

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Technology

UK online safety law is going to change the way we use the internet

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Humans

Neanderthal groups had their own local food culture

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Health

Babies made using three people’s DNA are free of hereditary disease

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Incredible images show a huge iceberg drifting dangerously close to the shore in Greenland this week. The towering structure has been edging closer to a harbour in Innaarsuit, where local authorities have issued warnings to the public. It is now near the Royal Greenland fish factory and the local food store, where people are being advised to take care when visiting.

Environment

Greenland village has close encounter with giant iceberg

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Two of five snow leopard cubs recently photographed in Mongolia

Life

Rare images capture snow leopard cubs in their dens

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Space

Simple device can produce water, oxygen and fuel from lunar soil

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Life

How human eggs stay fresh for decades

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Earth

Underwater volcanic brine pools could be home to extreme life forms

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Earth

Ancient rocks show earliest evidence of tectonic activity on Earth

The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust moved in relation to each other as early as 3.5 billion years ago

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Mind

Brain changes with eating disorders similar to those in OCD and autism

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Health

Why you shouldn’t worry a nap will stop your child sleeping at night

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Mathematics

Complex knots can actually be easier to untie than simple ones

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Space

Water might be even more important for alien life than we thought

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