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2AD2YRB Pile of pink pills and around a white one. Medication, self-treatment or placebo concept: one tablet is different from the lot of others

What is it that provides the healing effect of a placebo treatment?

Our readers debate whether the placebo effect - and its evil twin the nocebo - even exist, or bring about powerful changes in our body

F3EPBC Birds, Black Chinned Hummingbird sucking nector from Anise Sage flower, Idaho, USA

Do birds ever get out of breath?

What is the weird mussel-like thing found in a mine?

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T5R79P super green moon back silhouette Antenna night red cloud on sky, Elements of this image furnished by NASA

If the moon changed to green cheese, what would be the consequences?

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How did prehistoric people cut their toenails?

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Would it be possible to fly a spaceship through a gas giant planet?

GB. England. Bristol. Henleaze Lake. Sauna. 2018.

Which is better for my well-being: a sauna or a steam room?

What is the best way to store images for the next 100 years? (Part 3)

The debate continues about ways to preserve documents and images for the future

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We are told 鈥渆at your greens鈥�, but are these essential for our diet?

Why are the lichens distributed in this way on this sign (pictured)?

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