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‘Funny’ videos of stressed and frightened pets are no laughing matter

Social media is awash with videos of cats and dogs getting startled or hurt for our entertainment. We should all be more alert to poor animal welfare, says Christa Lesté-Lasserre

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Humans

Ancient artists created giant camel engravings in the Arabian desert

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Space

Astronomers captured an incredible view of M87’s black hole jet

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Physics

We may finally know what causes will-o’-the-wisps

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Close-up of man's ear

Mind

Our brain ‘swivels’ to focus on sounds from different directions

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Health

Cannabis extract found to be effective for lower back pain

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Physics

Ultracold clocks could reveal how quantum physics alters time

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The top image shows an untreated bacterium; the bottom shows a bacterium after 90 minutes of being exposed to the antibiotic

Health

Extraordinary pictures show what a common antibiotic does to E. coli

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Health

Two-in-one inhalers slash asthma attacks among young children

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Inventor and founder of World Wide Web Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Technology

How to fix the web, according to the man who invented it

Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, revolutionising modern life. But it isn't without its dark side...

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Health

Lung inflammation may make traumatic events harder to forget

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Mind

Novels with a certain structure are more likely to be classics

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Comment

Why is Ursula K. Le Guin’s ‘The Dispossessed’ so popular 50 years on?

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Space

Did a star blow up and hit Earth 10 million years ago?

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