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A fantasy alien planet

Space

Aliens on low-oxygen worlds may never discover fire

Low levels of oxygen on planets where alien life could potentially evolve may make developing technology impossible there because there would be no combustion

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Environment

Will sinking tonnes of wood into the ocean help tackle climate change?

Analysis

Technology

Extremely thin lightweight lenses take amazing images of the universe

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Technology

Shirt woven with metal could help medical implants communicate

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Health

Aspirin raises the risk of brain bleeds and may not prevent strokes

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The biggest scientific challenges that AI is already helping to crack

Technology

The biggest scientific challenges that AI is already helping to crack

Features

Jars used for milling the powder

Chemistry

Widely used chemicals can now be made without using toxic gas

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Health

Is Alzheimer’s drug donanemab really a 'turning point' for treatment?

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (13842171a) Packages of prescribtion drugs Ozempic and Wegovy by Novo Nordisk sit on a table in Copenhagen, Denmark, 23 March 2023. US celebrities have credited their weight loss to the FDA-approved medications that are prescribed to treat Type 2 diabetes. Diabetes drugs used as slimming agent, Copenhagen, Denmark - 23 Mar 2023

Health

People think drugs like Wegovy are a quick fix. So what if they are?

Leader

Protons can be used to kill cancer cells

Technology

Plastic wedge makes it much easier to make protons for cancer therapy

A plastic, wedge-shaped device could medical particle accelerators 100 times more efficient at generating the protons that can be used for cancer treatment

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Health

Opioids no better than placebo for short-term lower back and neck pain

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Health

'Smart drugs' don't make people better at a problem-solving test

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Comment

The Universe in a Box review: Why all cosmic quests start on laptops

Culture

Health

Diabetes drug metformin may cut the risk of long covid by 41 per cent

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