Mosaic
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[:es]My sudden synaesthesia: how I went blind and started hearing colours[:]
[:es]Out of the blue, Vanessa Potter lost her sight. As she recovered, her senses mingled – hearing and touch changed the way she saw colours. Her quest to understand why […]
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[:es]Something in the water: life after mercury poisoning[:]
[:es]From 1932 to 1968, hundreds of tonnes of mercury seeped into the clear waters of Minamata Bay, Japan, causing health and environmental problems still felt today. As the first global […]
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[:es]Abortion, contraception, pregnancy: how women’s bodies became a battlezone[:]
[:es]Women’s reproductive rights are under attack across the globe. Sophie Cousins investigates the challenges women face in accessing abortion and contraception in two very different countries – India and the […]
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[:es]The uncertain future of genetic testing[:]
[:es]Bringing genetics into medicine leads to more accuracy, better diagnosis and personalised treatment – but not for all. Carrie Arnold meets families for whom gene testing has led only to […]
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[:eu]Meet the dogs with OCD[:]
[:eu]Could understanding canine compulsions help find new treatments for people with obsessive–compulsive disorders too?[:]
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[:eu]Reinventing the toilet[:]
[:eu]Traditional flush toilets aren’t an option in many parts of the world, but neither is leaving people with unsafe and unhygenic choices. Now, one company is piloting a new loo […]
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[:eu]My déjà vu is so extreme I can’t tell what’s real any more[:]
[:eu]When a brain tumour left Pat Long with persistent déjà vu, he began to question the very nature of reality.[:]
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[:eu]This is what it’s like to be struck by lightning[:]
[:eu]If you’re hit by lightning, there’s a nine in ten chance you’ll survive. But what are the lasting effects of being exposed to hundreds of millions of volts?[:]