Science
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How humans survived a global climate catastrophe 8200 years ago
Some, but not all, ancient humans reacted to a cooling event by migrating HENNING DALHOFF/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Roughly 4000 years…
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New way to pull uranium from water can help China’s nuclear power push
The Tianwan nuclear power plant on the coast of the Yellow Sea in China Xinhua/Alamy Chinese researchers have developed an…
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Alien megastructures would likely self-destruct before we spot them
An artist’s impression of a Dyson sphere Aicrovision/Shutterstock If advanced alien civilisations are building vast satellite swarms designed to harvest…
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The everyday ways climate change is already making our lives worse
Climate change is already making our lives worse AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty Images When you think of threats from climate…
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Does intermittent fasting improve gut health? Why it’s hard to say
How does intermittent fasting change the gut microbiome? Oliver Leedham/Alamy Stock Photo There is evidence that intermittent fasting alters the…
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AI hallucinations are getting worse – and they’re here to stay
Errors tend to crop up in AI-generated content Paul Taylor/Getty Images AI chatbots from tech companies such as OpenAI and…
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Blueprints review: Marcus du Sautoy’s new book is good on maths, less so on the arts
Le Corbusier used Fibonacci sequences in his building designs, like this one in Marseille, France Chris Hellier/Alamy BlueprintsMarcus du Sautoy…
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Chimps share ‘building blocks of musical rhythm’ with humans
A juvenile chimpanzee drumming in Bossou, Guinea Cyril Ruoso/naturepl.com Musicality may have emerged in a common ancestor of chimps and…
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Was a famous supernova an alien invader from another galaxy?
A composite image of the remnant of Kepler’s Supernova NASA/CXC/SAO/D.Patnaude One of the most famous exploding stars ever recorded by…
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All living things emit an eerie glow that is snuffed out upon death
Living things produce “biophotons” Tim Robberts/Getty Images All living things, including humans, constantly emit a ghostly glow – and it…
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