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Cycle syncing: Should your menstrual phase dictate what you eat and how you exercise?
The cyclesyncing trend involves changing what you eat and how you workout throughout your menstrual cycle Nensuria/Getty Images For several…
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Could the ancient Greeks have invented quantum theory?
“Only atoms and the void are real,” said the ancient Greek philosopher Democritus. “Well, actually, it’s a bit more complicated…
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Where exactly does the quantum world end and concrete reality begin?
One of the quietest places in the universe is an unremarkable room on the southern coast of the UK. Here,…
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Astronomers claim strongest evidence of alien life yet
Artist’s impression of the planet K2-18b and its host star ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser Astronomers claim to have seen the strongest…
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Lab-grown chicken could be made chewier using artificial capillaries
A machine delivers a nutrient-rich liquid to artificial chicken fibres Shoji Takeuchi The University of Tokyo A thick, bite-sized piece…
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Living material made from fungus could make buildings more sustainable
The fungus Neurospora crassa formed the scaffold of a living construction material WIM VAN EGMOND/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Fungi and bacteria…
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Quantum theory at 100: Let’s celebrate its power and provocation
David Parker/Science Photo Library You might say it all started with a spot of hay fever. In June 1925, a…
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Apophis: The race to visit the asteroid making the closest pass by Earth
The asteroid Apophis, named after the Egyptian god of chaos and destruction ESA-Science Office In four years, on 13 April…
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Exoplanet found in odd perpendicular orbit to brown dwarf star pair
An artist’s impression of the exoplanet 2M1510 (AB) b’s unusual orbit around a pair of brown dwarfs ESO/L. Calçada In…
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Ancient humans may have faced radiation risk 41,000 years ago
A magnetic field disturbance could have allowed auroras to occur more widely 41,000 years ago EvgeniyQ/iStockphoto/Getty Images Around 41,000 years…
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