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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 24: A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin on October 24, 2017 in London, England. Cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Lightcoin have seen unprecedented growth in 2017, despite remaining extremely volatile. While digital currencies across the board have divided opinion between financial institutions, and now have a market cap of around 175 Billion USD, the crypto sector coninues to grow, as it sees wider mainstreem adoption. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Technology

UK police forces have seized more than 拢300 million in bitcoin

HANOI, VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 10: People wait in a queue to receive their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine at a public COVID-19 vaccination centre on September 10, 2021 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Hanoi is aiming to mass test the entire city and vaccinate all its adult population with at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot by September 15. Vaccinations in Vietnam are picking up pace as increased supplies arrive in the country, which is the EU's largest trading partner in Southeast Asia. (Photo by Linh Pham/Getty Images)

Health

The future course of the covid-19 pandemic is in all our hands

Humans

A new way to solve paradoxes can help you think more clearly

Technology

The metaverse: What is it, will it work, and does anyone want it?

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Health

What the no-alcohol boom means for our drinking habits and health

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HANOI, VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 10: People wait in a queue to receive their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine at a public COVID-19 vaccination centre on September 10, 2021 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Hanoi is aiming to mass test the entire city and vaccinate all its adult population with at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot by September 15. Vaccinations in Vietnam are picking up pace as increased supplies arrive in the country, which is the EU's largest trading partner in Southeast Asia. (Photo by Linh Pham/Getty Images)

Health

The future course of the covid-19 pandemic is in all our hands

We should expect more twists and turns with the coronavirus pandemic in 2022, but people's behaviour will make a big difference to how things play out

快猫短视频

James Webb Space Telescope in orbit

Space

James Webb Space Telescope is carrying out its most critical manoeuvre

The massive space telescope, which launched on Christmas Day, is in the process of deploying its sunshield. If anything goes wrong, it could endanger the entire mission

Health

Two years of covid-19: What we鈥檝e learned during the pandemic so far

Health

Covid-19: What can we expect from the pandemic in 2022?

Health

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: How to alter the course of the pandemic

Environment

鈥楴ear impossible鈥� plant-growing technique could revolutionise farming

Life

Fossilised dinosaur embryo found exquisitely preserved inside egg

Analysis

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 24: A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin on October 24, 2017 in London, England. Cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Lightcoin have seen unprecedented growth in 2017, despite remaining extremely volatile. While digital currencies across the board have divided opinion between financial institutions, and now have a market cap of around 175 Billion USD, the crypto sector coninues to grow, as it sees wider mainstreem adoption. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Technology

UK police forces have seized more than 拢300 million in bitcoin

Figures gathered by 快猫短视频 show that UK police forces have seized bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies worth more than 拢300 million during criminal investigations.

Health

Have we got the science of obesity back to front?

Health

I bonded with a quirky robot after chatting to it about my fears

Aperture

Male Leach's sea star (Leiaster leachi) broadcast spawning, releasing streams of sperm from its arms. Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.

Life

Electrifying image shows starfish spawning

This Leach's sea star was photographed spawning in synchronisation with other nearby individuals off the coast of Japan by Tony Wu

Features

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Health

What the no-alcohol boom means for our drinking habits and health

Low and no-alcohol drinks taste better than ever 鈥� but do they really help you cut down on boozing, and are they healthier than the real thing?

Technology

The metaverse: What is it, will it work, and does anyone want it?

Humans

A new way to solve paradoxes can help you think more clearly

Culture

Humans

Memoria review: A surreal and immersive journey into the human mind

Apichatpong Weerasethakul's latest slow cinema offering, Memoria, ponders what we do and don't understand about the nature of reality

Humans

Don’t Miss: A deep dive into the science of why we love

Life

The Green Planet review: Plants as you have never seen them before

Humans

Jurassic World Evolution 2 review: Let the dinosaurs unleash chaos

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Humans

Winter is purple sprouting broccoli’s time to shine

The brassica family boasts a dizzying variety of forms, but purple sprouting broccoli may be the best of them all, says Clare Wilson

Twisteddoodles: A tongue-in-cheek guide to chemical labelling

Tom Gauld explores the increasingly bizarre signs of the times

Regulars

Humans

At your fingertips: The nail art that opens doors to the metaverse

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