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Hurricane Milton: Extreme hurricane season is here and it is fuelled by climate change
Hurricane Milton approaches Florida CIRA Another one? Hurricane Milton, which is barrelling towards Florida’s west coast, is the fifth hurricane…
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Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for mastering structures of proteins
The Nobel prize committee announce the chemistry prize winners at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP…
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This test could reveal whether gravity is subject to quantum weirdness
How can we test whether gravity is quantum? AndreusK/Getty Images/iStockphoto Though physicists have competing ideas of what quantum gravity could…
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Take control of your brain’s master switch to optimise how you think
Place a finger on the back of your skull, at a point roughly level with the tops of your ears.…
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Once we pass 1.5°C of global warming, there is no going back
Carbon emissions have pushed the world to the brink of 1.5°C of warming Dennis MacDonald/Shutterstock It is clear that the…
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Your brain has individual neurons that respond to the smell of bananas
Get those neurons firing Natnan Srisuwan/Getty Images Our brains contain “banana” neurons that fire when we see or smell the…
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Nobel prizes are still failing to celebrate the diversity of science
Winners of the Nobel prize receive a medal zhencong chen / Alamy It is that time of year when congratulations…
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How the maths of queuing can make lines more efficient
Taylor Swift fans queue outside Murrayfield stadium Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images I imagine that you may, at some point in…
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Next-generation technology is a critical mid-step in dementia care
The past few years have seen outstanding progress in medication for previously incurable conditions. Most pertinent for me is the…
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Being Ill review: A sharp interrogation of why we retreat from other people’s illnesses
People who are very sick can be reduced to their diagnoses by others Martin Parr/Magnum Photos Being IllNeil Vickers and Derek…
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