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Health
Woman survives metastatic breast cancer thanks to new treatment
A therapy that targets the immune system has had dramatic results in people with four types of cancer in advanced stages that were previously untreatable
News
Deadly Nipah outbreak seems to have been contained in India
News
Technology
Apple’s new app is designed to help you use their tech less
News
Space
Two meteors in two days lit up the sky in China and Botswana
News
Earth
Guatemala volcano kills 75 as ash buries entire villages
News
Environment
A day used to be less than 19 hours long 1.4 billion years ago
News
Humans
The gene that led to the human intelligence boom has been found
News
Physics
Quantum computers are weirder and more powerful than we thought
News
Health
We’re beginning to understand how some people can control HIV
News
Humans
Mystery of why Stone Age villagers spent so much time underwater
News
Space
Ultrahot planets bust up molecules then rebuild them into clouds
News
Humans
The dreams you forget are the most important for learning
News
Environment
Pigeons can understand probabilities – just like primates can
News
Health
Can an app tell if you have dementia years before your doctor?
News
Environment
There is only one anti-shark tool for surfers that seems to work
News
Space
Ripples in Saturn’s rings unravel mystery of how fast it spins
News
Humans
Wish you had perfect pitch? You may be able to learn it
News
Technology
Anti-swearing AI takes the edge off abuse on Reddit and Twitter
News
Vultures that feed on rubbish dumps are making themselves sick
News
Environment
Some scorpions can hiss by rubbing themselves with ‘sandpaper’
News
Health
Drugs that help our cells tidy up might extend lifespan
News
Environment
Methane ice and winds on Pluto make strange ‘sand’ dunes
News
Health
People with big brains have a different brain structure too
News
Environment
Bent bird feathers repair themselves when soaked in water
News
Environment
¿ìè¶ÌÊÓÆµs turned a car into a giant flytrap to count insects
News
Analysis
Health
Party drugs are here to stay, but they don’t have to be killers
Crack downs on psychedelic substances are failing to protect people from harm. Drug tests at festivals and nightclubs to check they are legit could be a better way
News
Health
There’s no such thing as a ‘detox’ – so let’s ban the word
News
Humans
I’m working on a universal language to let us speak to aliens
News
Health
US ‘right to try’ drugs law could hurt terminally ill people
News
Features
Earth
Finally we can power the planet on renewables alone – here’s how
Ditching fossil fuels to go 100 per cent renewable is a dream within reach – thanks to new tech that keep things humming even when wind and sun aren’t there
Features
Life
What makes a white nationalist?
Features
Environment
Bees aren’t just smart, they’re sensitive too
Features