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Gaia rebooted: New version of idea explains how Earth evolved for life

The controversial Gaia hypothesis sees Earth as a superorganism adapted to be perfect for life. A weird type of evolution may finally show how that actually happens

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Schrödinger’s kittens: New thought experiment breaks quantum theory

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How to make your brain adaptive enough to cope with anything

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How to make your brain adaptive enough to cope with anything

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Technology

Our wooden future: making cars, skyscrapers and even lasers from wood

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The quantum world is infamously weird – now we might know why

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Health

Too much sunscreen? Why avoiding the sun could damage your health

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Joy Milne

Health

Meet the super-smeller who can diagnose Parkinson's at a sniff

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Brexit, 10,000 BC: The untold story of how Britain first left Europe

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Brexit, 10,000 BC: The untold story of how Britain first left Europe

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How neuroscience is exploding the myth of male and female brains

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How neuroscience is exploding the myth of male and female brains

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Eric Alm

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I'm travelling the world to collect poo for the good of humankind

Eric Alm is racing to find out which gut microbes thrive in diverse human cultures before it is too late. His microbiome library – derived from faecal samples – could help solve future health crises

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Here's my favourite element – what's yours?

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Inside the Russian factory making the heaviest atoms in the universe

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Earth

Dark matter secrets could lie buried in ancient rocks on Earth

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Elements quiz: How well do you know the periodic table?

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