Science
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The Great Nerve review: An expert’s new book unravels the amazing secrets of the vagus nerve
Social media is full of posts claiming ice baths enhance vagal function Uldis Laganovskis/Alamy The Great NerveKevin Tracey (Penguin on…
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The maths that tells us when a scientific discovery is real – or not
The most common tools for assessing the rarity of a finding still require plenty of assumptions Shutterstock / Kenishirotie…
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Major US cities like New York and Seattle are sinking at a rapid rate
New York City’s skyline may start to look very different if the metropolis keeps sinking Gary Hershorn/Getty Images More than…
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What are microplastics doing to your brain? We’re starting to find out
GIVEN a choice between two sea snail shells, hermit crabs know which will make a better home. That is, unless…
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Science is a Pandora’s box – but we should open it anyway
Shutterstock/Leka Sergeeva Whether it’s Pandora’s box, Eve’s apple or the cat’s curiosity, there is no shortage of cautionary tales about…
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99.999 per cent of the deep seabed remains unexplored by humans
Crewed deep-sea submersibles have been around for decades NOAA The first comprehensive analysis of deep-sea dives has revealed that humans…
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Dementia cases are rising faster in China than the rest of the world
Why are dementia cases soaring in China? hanohikirf/Alamy Dementia rates are increasing more rapidly in China than almost anywhere else…
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Concerns raised over Foresight AI trained on 57 million NHS medical records
The Foresight AI model uses data taken from hospital and family doctor records in England Hannah McKay/Reuters/Bloomberg via Getty Images…
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Strange microbes give clues to the ancestor of all complex life
An artist’s impression of Earth in the Archaean Eon, 3.8 billion to 2.5 billion years ago CHRISTIAN JEGOU/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY…
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The birds upending our idea of shared parenting
Superb starlings take an unusual approach to co-parenting Grahame Cornforth / Alamy Stock Photo They say it takes a village…
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