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COME OUT OF YOUR SHELL

Social anxiety is more than just being shy. It's a phobia born out of our evolutionary past. But that raises a puzzling question: why do so many of us fear human interaction when we're supposed to be the most sociable species on the planet?

CAN YOU REALLY TARGET BELLY FAT FOR WEIGHT LOSS?

There's a lot of advice about exactly what you should do to shift that spare tyre around your waist. Does any of it add up?

NEW FASTING-LIKE DIET COULD REVERSE YOUR BIOLOGICAL AGE

A new study suggests that cycles of a fasting-mimicking diet can reduce health risks and signs of immune system ageing

WHITE DWARF 'CANNIBAL' STAR ATE ITS SIBLINGS

In a first for astronomy, a unique piece of evidence has revealed what really happened to a white dwarf's lost cosmic neighbours

MAJOR QUANTUM GRAVITY BREAKTHROUGH COULD SPARK A NEW 'THEORY OF EVERYTHING'

Quantum gravity has long baffled scientists. Now, a breakthrough discovery could change physics forever

WELCOME TO THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD OF QUANTUM FIELD THEORY

This beautiful language of cosmic vibrations is helping scientists further understand the origins of the Universe

DIGITAL HEALTHCARE: ARE THE MOST IN NEED BEING EXCLUDED?

Tech is being used to make it easier for people to access healthcare services. But it's not working for everyone

MICROSCOPIC ROBOTS COULD SOON ENTER PATIENTS' LIVERS TO FIGHT CANCER

Researchers are closing in on a novel approach to treat tumours using tiny robots

SCIENTISTS DISCOVER A TINY STAR HIDDEN INSIDE A GIANT SUPERNOVA

The James Webb Space Telescope has helped scientists solve a mystery that's been puzzling them for decades

Should cruise ships be banned?

The world's biggest cruise ship has set sail but is it good for the planet?

Angry clownfish count to tell friend from foe

Scientists discover the famous striped fish can count to three.

Flying reptile discovery brings surprises

Scientists have discovered that a pterosaur (flying reptile) found on the Isle of Skye, off the west coast of Scotland, is in fact a new species.

Animal migrations

Discover the secrets behind nature's greatest wonder

SCIENCE WORLD

Go on a journey through time and help stop plastic waste this month.

Wildlife watch

Author, TV presenter and vet Jess French shows you what to spot in nature this month.

Big boost in fight against malaria

MORE ore than 10,000 children in Burkina Faso and Cameroon, in Africa, have received a free malaria vaccine.

High-tech hedgerow map

All the hedgerows in England have been mapped using laser scanning technology, and researchers have found that there are 242,000 miles of them in total – enough to wrap around Earth ten times.

BORN TO RUN

Isabel Thomas rides with the horses who've swapped the stables for life on the wild side.

Albert Lin

Meet the explorer using futuristic technology to uncover the past

Lucid dreaming

What if you could control your own dreams?

NEW CAMERA TECH SEES THE WORLD THROUGH ANIMALS' EYES

Advanced video camera reproduces animals' eyesight capabilities with over 90 per cent accuracy

WATER FOUND BURIED UNDER MARTIAN EQUATOR

New observations reveal what's inside the mysterious deposits hidden beneath giant formations on the Red Planet

BLACK HOLE UNBALANCES ENTIRE GALAXY WITH MASSIVE TANTRUM

The XMM-Newton space observatory has spotted a black hole going 'full toddler'

TONGUE SCRAPING: CAN THE LATEST TIKTOK TREND PUT AN END TO BAD BREATH?

Advocates of tongue scraping claim it's an effective way to remove odour-causing bacteria

PEEK INSIDE WHAT COULD BE THE FIRST HUMAN SETTLEMENT ON THE MOON

The Sun will never set on this lunar habitat that could double as an exclusive tourist destination

STRUGGLING TO FIND THE MOTIVATION TO EXERCISE? BLAME YOUR BRAIN

We all know that working out makes us feel better. So why do most of us find it so difficult to actually do it?

RADIO WAVES OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN HAVE SCIENTISTS PUZZLED

Fast radio bursts originating from outside the Milky Way were first detected almost 20 years ago. But what are they?

SCIENTIFICALLY, WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO CUT A SANDWICH?

The consensus view favours cutting sandwiches diagonally to form two triangles, although hard science to back this up is difficult to find.

DARK MATTER A NEW DAWN

A SCIENTIST SEARCHING FOR THE MISSING PART IN OUR THEORY OF THE UNIVERSE REVEALS HOW WE'LL FIND IT DO CRACKS IN THE STANDARD MODEL HINT AT THE ARRIVAL OF A NEW PHYSICS?

BREAKTHROUGH ANTI-AGEING CELL DISCOVERY COULD HELP YOU STAY YOUNGER FOR LONGER

A white blood cell in our bodies could give extended youth