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Environment

The gold hydrogen rush: Does Earth contain near-limitless clean fuel?

Prospectors around the world are scrambling to find reserves of "gold hydrogen", a naturally occurring fuel that burns without producing carbon dioxide. But how much is really out there and how easy is it to tap into?

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The gold hydrogen rush: Does Earth contain near-limitless clean fuel?

Physics

A bold new take on quantum theory could reveal how reality emerges

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A bold new take on quantum theory could reveal how reality emerges

Health

Can a blood sugar monitor really help boost your health?

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Can a blood sugar monitor really help boost your health?
The surprising benefits of having an asymmetrical face, body and brain

Mind

The surprising benefits of having an asymmetrical face, body and brain

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Mind

The peculiar discoveries reviving the search for human pheromones

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F0FBJ3 Candida albicans is a diploid fungus that grows both as yeast and filamentous cells and a causal agent of opportunistic oral and

Health

Looking after the fungi in your gut could be key to better health

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Grandmother and granddaughter in summer enjoy harvesting vegetables from home organic vegetable garden.

Health

Cells from other family members live in you and protect your health

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Happy Female Walkers

Health

Why postmenopausal women are so crucial to our evolutionary success

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Health

A new understanding of how your blood type influences your health

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Health

Why do we have taste buds in our heart and testicles?

The mysterious discovery of taste buds in far flung organs has long puzzled scientists - but understanding their role could provide new ways to fight common conditions like obesity

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A legendary cosmologist on how to find a deeper theory of the universe

Space

A legendary cosmologist on how to find a deeper theory of the universe

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Can quantum hints in the brain revive a radical consciousness theory?

Mind

Can quantum hints in the brain revive a radical consciousness theory?

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Environment

Grit salt on our roads is killing freshwater wildlife. What can we do?

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Illustration of sperm cells swimming. There is a worldwide decline in sperm counts, but we now have a better idea about how to fix the problem

Health

Sperm counts are down worldwide and researchers are discovering why

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