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The war over AI consciousness may change your life

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The test that finds (almost) every infection

By David Cox

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The rare behaviour showing elephant grief

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Why it's easy to eat 30 plants a week

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The US homes built from rice

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The Viking word behind American independence

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The 'power plant' hidden inside Vermont homes

By Jack Carroll

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A cranial organ allows sperm whales to sink ships

By Anna Bressanin

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Seoul has solved a New York food waste problem

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This dazzling bird has a lethal parenting method

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'The legend is so strong': The truth about Nicolas Flamel and the philosophers' stone

Health

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The radical idea that temperature sets when we sleep

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Why a global outbreak of pneumonic plague is unlikely

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'The legend is so strong': The truth about Nicolas Flamel and the philosophers' stone

Health

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Blood sugar spikes are not necessarily bad for you

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'The spine just wants to move': How to future-proof your neck

Earth

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Yoga bears to resting owl face: 10 of the funniest animal photos of 2026

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