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Dark Earth: scientists unveil a new 'secret weapon' to combat deforestation
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Dark Earth: scientists unveil a new 'secret weapon' to combat deforestation

Ancient soil from the heart of the Amazon could help restore the planet's depleted rainforests

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Issue 73
MENTAL HEALTH IS OTHER PEOPLE
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MENTAL HEALTH IS OTHER PEOPLE

Enjoying the weather? Did you see the game? Small talk and simple face-to-face interactions have a bigger effect on our wellbeing than you might think. So, do you fancy a cuppa?

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Issue 73
Daily multivitamin can delay age-related memory loss
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Daily multivitamin can delay age-related memory loss

Study finds that a multivitamin pill a day keeps memory decline at bay

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Issue 73
Plants scream when we forget to water them
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Plants scream when we forget to water them

They sound a bit like bubble wrap being popped

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Issue 73
The T. rex was actually a coward...sometimes
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The T. rex was actually a coward...sometimes

According to palaeontologists behind Apple TV+'s Prehistoric Planet 2, the Tyrannosaurus rex was more than willing to run from a fight

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Issue 73
ARE MERMAIDS REAL?
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ARE MERMAIDS REAL?

A marine biologist reveals whether a half-human, half-fish could survive beneath the waves

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May/June 2023
A VOLCANO ON VENUS HAS SHOWN SIGNS OF A RECENT ERUPTION
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A VOLCANO ON VENUS HAS SHOWN SIGNS OF A RECENT ERUPTION

Images taken by the Magellan space probe in the 1990s could show evidence of eruptions or magma flow

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May/June 2023
HOW TO AVOID THEM AND WHAT TO DO IF YOU GET BITTEN
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HOW TO AVOID THEM AND WHAT TO DO IF YOU GET BITTEN

With the number of critters on the rise, the UK is seeing increasing cases of tick-borne viruses already established in South Africa

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May/June 2023
Is social media ruining childhood?
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Is social media ruining childhood?

It's tempting to think that our digital lives on TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat are at fault, but there might be something altogether more analogue going on

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May/June 2023
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SLIME
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THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SLIME

Runny noses, slippery sea creatures and that impossible-to-clean bit behind your sink all have one thing in common: slime. While it might make us cringe, life on Earth would be very different without it...

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May/June 2023
GENEEDITED FOOD: WHERE'S MY SUPER MEAL?
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GENEEDITED FOOD: WHERE'S MY SUPER MEAL?

Can gene editing create 'superfoods' that actually live up to the hype? Well, maybe...

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May/June 2023
ANXIETY
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ANXIETY

Your ultimate guide to understanding, coping and conquering the inner demons

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May/June 2023
Revealed: the spacesuit astronauts will wear for the next moonwalk
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Revealed: the spacesuit astronauts will wear for the next moonwalk

NASA has teamed up with private company Axiom Space to design its next-generation suits

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May/June 2023
Do weighted blankets really work for anxiety and insomnia?
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Do weighted blankets really work for anxiety and insomnia?

A weighted blanket contains glass beads, plastic pellets, ball weight.

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May/June 2023
3 RULES BEHIND EVERY DIET THAT WORKS
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3 RULES BEHIND EVERY DIET THAT WORKS

We're fed up with navigating all the tips and advice online telling us how to lose weight, so we asked an obesity expert to reveal whether anything actually works for weight loss

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May/June 2023
Compounds essential for life found in samples collected from a near-earth asteroid
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Compounds essential for life found in samples collected from a near-earth asteroid

Samples collected during Hayabusa2's trip to the asteroid Ryugu contain uracil, a substance present in RNA

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May/June 2023
Wild rats living in New York City sewers are carrying coronavirus
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Wild rats living in New York City sewers are carrying coronavirus

More than 15% of rats captured in wastewater systems tested positive for the virus

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May/June 2023
Complete circuitry of an insect brain mapped for the first time
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Complete circuitry of an insect brain mapped for the first time

The model shows every single neuron and connection in the brain of a fruit fly larva

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May/June 2023
Climate change is already having an effect... On our mental wellbeing
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Climate change is already having an effect... On our mental wellbeing

People's growing anxiety about the future of the planet is becoming increasingly obvious, but it's not an entirely bad thing

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March/April 2023
NASA's Artemis programme is set to put humans back on the moon
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NASA's Artemis programme is set to put humans back on the moon

Artemis 1 is the first of three missions that will culminate with humans walking on the moon for the first time since 1972

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March/April 2023
THE HIDDEN ROOMS OF TUTANKHAMUN'S TOMB
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THE HIDDEN ROOMS OF TUTANKHAMUN'S TOMB

A century ago, Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered. But even today, controversy still rages over whether it contains undiscovered chambers. Here, an Egyptologist puts the rumours to bed... or, rather, firmly into their sarcophagus

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March/April 2023
THE CARNIVORE DIET: CAN EATING A MEAT-ONLY MENU BE GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH?
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THE CARNIVORE DIET: CAN EATING A MEAT-ONLY MENU BE GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTH?

The meat-only diet has gone viral on social media, with its proponents claiming that humans evolved to exist on animal protein alone

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March/April 2023
THINKING POSITIVELY CAN BE GOOD FOR YOUR BODY, NOT JUST YOUR BRAIN
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THINKING POSITIVELY CAN BE GOOD FOR YOUR BODY, NOT JUST YOUR BRAIN

Looking for an upside in any given situation can improve everything from the immune system to heart health

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March/April 2023
LOVE HURTS
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LOVE HURTS

Slicing, biting, slashing, cannibalising... these are not words we would naturally associate with romance. But there is beauty and splendour to be seen in the shadier side of animal mating

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March/April 2023
VIDEOCONFERENCING STIFLES CREATIVITY
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VIDEOCONFERENCING STIFLES CREATIVITY

Being tethered to a screen makes us less likely to mentally wander, and this has an impact on our creative thinking

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March/April 2023
RECOMMENDED HEALTH TARGETS: DO THEY WORK?
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RECOMMENDED HEALTH TARGETS: DO THEY WORK?

Get your five-a-day. Sleep eight hours. Drink eight glasses of water. These are just a few of the ‘essential’ health guidelines we’re supposed to live by, but who can really manage all of the above? And do these ‘commandments’ stand up to scrutiny?

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March/April 2023
Eating Marmite could ease anxiety and depression
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Eating Marmite could ease anxiety and depression

B vitamins found in the spread may help the brain produce calming neurochemicals

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March/April 2023
THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB MAN
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THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB MAN

Men are losing friends and struggling to make new ones – and missing out on powerful health benefits in the process. Buddy, what’s going on?

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March/April 2023
New image of Cartwheel Galaxy shows us how stars are born
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New image of Cartwheel Galaxy shows us how stars are born

This stunning image released by the James Webb Space Telescope reveals the inner workings of a rare ring galaxy in unprecedented detail

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March/April 2023
Al can predict the risk of heart disease by analysing a single chest x-ray
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Al can predict the risk of heart disease by analysing a single chest x-ray

The model could be used to identify at-risk patients who are not currently taking preventative medication

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March/April 2023