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fecal sample with parasites

Technology

AI can spot parasites in stool samples to help diagnose infections

About 1.5 billion people worldwide carry a risk of conditions including malnutrition because of parasitic infection, and AI could help identify those affected

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industrial lasers

Physics

Quantum ‘supersolid’ matter stirred using magnets

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Physics

How Peter Higgs revealed the forces that hold the universe together

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Micrograph of human colon cancer cells in a three-dimensional extracellular matrix

Health

Testing drugs on mini-cancers in the lab may reveal best treatment

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Environment

Air pollution can make insects mate with the wrong species

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Space

Planets that look alike might be a sign of spacefaring aliens

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Two mini humanoid robots show off their football skills

Technology

Watch mini humanoid robots showing off their football skills

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Mind

Some of our favourite songs make us sad, which may be why we like them

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A scanning electron micrograph of Enterococcus faecalis bacteria, which can infect surgery site wounds

Health

Post-surgery infections may mainly be caused by skin bacteria

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Health

Why nutrition needs to be on the educational agenda

Nutrition must be as essential as maths or science at our educational institutions to solve the US obesity crisis, says Aman Majmudar

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Environment

We can’t get to net zero without tackling inequality

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Technology

Why AIs that tackle complex maths could be the next big breakthrough

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Physics

Bizarre crystal made only of electrons revealed in astonishing detail

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Life

Fractal pattern identified at molecular scale in nature for first time

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