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Bubble universe

Physics

Mini universes could be constantly exploding at every point in space

If every point in space acts like a tiny universe, growing and then shrinking, it could explain our universe’s expansion and solve one of physics’ biggest problems

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Environment

Older people use more energy – and it’s not just because of wealth

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Physics

Digital camera sees around corners by guessing what’s lurking behind

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Space

Pluto has an underground ocean kept warm by a layer of gassy ice

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Life

Chimps that mash potatoes challenge our understanding of tool use

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Technology

China wants to make the fastest planes ever with a new material

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Environment

Turning CO2 into animal feed could make it greener for us to eat meat

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Mind

Aaaaaargh! The true nature of screaming has finally been revealed

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Mind

Weird physical illusion makes you think objects are impossibly light

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Environment

I went hunting for willow seeds in the home of Winnie-the-Pooh

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Health

Contaminated blood scandal: Could some deaths have been prevented?

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Earth

Cannabis plant evolved super high (on the Tibetan Plateau)

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Life

Sea otters are bouncing back – and into the jaws of great white sharks

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Health

Hearing device picks out right voice from a crowd by reading your mind

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Space

China’s rover peeks under the crust of the far side of the moon

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Environment

Climate change may make trees live fast and die young

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Health

Rise in colon cancer seen in under-50s

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Health

Compulsory vaccines are needed to keep measles under control in the UK

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Life

Squished faces aren’t the only cause of bulldog breathing difficulties

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Health

Smartphone app that chirps in your ear could diagnose ear infections

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Humans

Did we split from Neanderthals 400,000 years earlier than we thought?

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Health

Shining a UV light on a special glue can repair heart wounds

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Technology

Working hypothesis: From Japanese phone numbers to Woody Harrelson

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