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How the ancient Amazonian ‘dark earth’ could save Earth’s future
The mysterious, nutrient-rich soil of the Amazons might hold the secret to fight climate change.
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We may finally know how your brain got so big
Your brain uses bucketloads of energy and scientists suggest the gut helps the body keep up with the demand.
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You’re not imagining it, flight turbulence is getting worse. Here’s why
Hope you’re stocking up on sickbags.
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The Y chromosome is disappearing. Is this the end of men?
The Y chromosome, responsible for creating the male sex, is on the way out. But something appears to be taking its place.
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The biggest myth about processed food, debunked by science
Corn demonstrates humans sometimes need processed food to flourish.
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This strange discovery in space could finally unlock the mystery of dark matter
Researchers on board the International Space Station have detected something unusual going on in interstellar space.
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We officially have a new shape, say mathematicians
Bye bye, star. See you later, rectangle. Sayonara, parallelogram. Hello, geometric building block with rounded corners.
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The hidden truth behind Earth’s ‘spermaggdeon’ crisis
Experts say ‘spermageddon’ is probably not the start of a sci-fi novel.
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The mysterious black hole ‘parsec problem’ may have finally been solved
A new study has discovered how some of the smallest objects in the Universe interact with the biggest – a breakthrough that could shed fresh light on dark matter.