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Anti-inflammatory diets: Do certain foods reduce inflammation and help you live longer?
It is one of the scourges of life in the modern world: chronic inflammation. This unhelpful response by the body’s…
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One course of antibiotics can change your gut microbiome for years
Antibiotics can reduce diversity in the gut microbiome, raising the risk of infections that cause diarrhoea – and the effects…
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Meditation seems to improve our empathy for strangers
Meditation can help you connect with others Mira/Alamy An eight-week meditation programme led women to experience more empathy for strangers,…
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Clean energy rollout means China’s emissions may have peaked
China is embracing solar power, with panels on the North Barren Mountain in Zhangjiakou Costfoto/NurPhoto/Getty Images A massive rollout of…
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Flu viruses are made to move through mucus
Proteins on the outside of influenza A viruses are key to breaching our bodies’ mucus barriers Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library…
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COP16: The world is falling far short of its goal to halt biodiversity loss
Construction at a controversial dam complex in the Amazon basin Mario Tama/Getty Images The area of land and water with…
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Quantum 'Schrödinger's cat' survives for a stunning 23 minutes
A typically fragile quantum superposition has been made to last exceptionally long, and could eventually be used as a probe…
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Flu viruses are made to move through mucus
Proteins on the outside of influenza A viruses are key to breaching our bodies’ mucus barriers Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library…
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How psychedelics and VR could reveal how we become immersed in reality
In certain circles, the potent psychedelic N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is known as the “spirit molecule” for its peculiar ability to transport…
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Why a potted plant isn't the easiest option for would-be gardeners
For nervous newbie gardeners, starting out with a single plant in a small pot is pitched as an easy win…
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