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Video game Ancestors lets you meddle with the epic story of evolution (2020)

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Description: Ancestors is the latest attempt to gamify millions of years of evolution but doesn't have the excitement gene, says Jacob Aron

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Can an N95 face mask protect you from catching the new coronavirus? (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: Face masks are reportedly selling out across China, as people try to protect themselves from the new coronavirus. But in some cases, it may be dangerous to wear certain masks

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New coronavirus may be much more contagious than initially thought (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: The new coronavirus is spreading faster than SARS - and it may be because it can be passed on before a person shows any sign of symptoms

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A skull suggests humans have been getting piercings for 12,000 years (2020)

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Description: The teeth of a man who lived in prehistoric Africa are worn in a way that suggests he had three facial piercings, the second oldest such find in the world

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Albatrosses strapped with sensors help spy on illegal fishing boats (2020)

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Description: Attach a radar sensor to an albatross and you have a bird spy. Researchers deployed 169 of them in the Indian Ocean and found that a quarter of fishing vessels may be operating illegally

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NHS may use people's phone data to predict mental health issues (2020)

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Description: A National Health Service trust has partnered with telecoms firm Telefonica to trial an algorithm that can identify people at risk of mental health crisis. A next step could see mobile phone data being used to make predictions

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Black activism has been shaped by tech and data for 100 years (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: An exhibition and new book trace the battle, fought via infographics and social media platforms, to make black communities in the US visible through technology

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Dinosaur tracks seem to show giant sauropods wading on two front legs (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: Sauropod dinosaurs grew to 25 metres or more in length and weighed several tonnes – but footprints in Texas seem to suggest they sometimes walked on just two legs

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Dinosaur tracks seem to show giant sauropod wading on two front legs (2020)

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Description: Sauropod dinosaurs grew to 25 metres or more in length and weighed several tonnes – but footprints in Texas seem to suggest they sometimes walked on just two legs

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How black activism has been shaped by tech and data for 100 years (2020)

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Description: An exhibition and new book trace the battle, fought via infographics and social media platforms, to make black communities in the US visible through technology

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UK nuclear fusion reactor will fire up for the first time in 23 years (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: Within months researchers will attempt to create a ball of plasma hotter than the sun inside the Joint European Torus, a doughnut-shaped machine in south-east England

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Taking Viagra in early labour reduces the need for emergency caesarean (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: A study has found that taking Viagra at the beginning of labour increases blood flow to the baby and halves the chance of needing an emergency c- section

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Deepfake software translates videos from one language to another (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: An AI based on deepfake technology can translate videos of a person speaking in one language into another. In future, it could help people who don’t speak the same language communicate

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Inside the mission to stop killer asteroids from smashing into Earth (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: When asteroid Armageddon is upon us, we can't just call Bruce Willis. Meet the people who really do watch the skies – and make detailed plans for our survival

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Australia’s fires may accelerate a jump in CO2 forecasted in 2020 (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: The UK’s Met Office is forecasting a big increase in CO〈sub〉2〈/sub〉 levels in 2020, due in part to the extreme wildfires that have been burning for months in Australia

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Star Trek: Picard explores what happens when robots go rogue (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: Patrick Stewart returns in triumphant new Star Trek spin-off Picard, but the Federation's robots are missing, discontinued, and for a very good reason

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What are the symptoms of the new coronavirus and how deadly is it? (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: Everything you need to know about the Wuhan coronavirus that emerged in China and has caused over 600 cases so far

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Goop Lab on Netflix shows how easy it is to fall for bad science (2020)

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Description: Instead of turning off Gwyneth Paltrow’s new alternative health Netflix series The Goop Lab, we should watch it for lessons in how to spot bad science, says Clare Wilson

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The oldest fungi fossils have been identified in a Belgian museum (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: Fossils now confirmed to be at least 715 million-year-old fungi could help us understand how they interacted with the earliest plants on Earth

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Mysteriously bright supernova may have smashed up a huge gas cloud (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: A strange supernova that’s 100 times brighter than it should be has long been a mystery, but it may be explained by the explosion slamming into a cloud of gas

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It's too late to ban face recognition – here's what we need instead (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: Plans to ban face recognition in public places would only halt a tiny fraction of its use. Instead we need to regulate the technology – and fast, says Donna Lu

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Make airlines and oil firms pay for tree-planting boom, says UK report (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: North Sea oil firms and airlines should fund a colossal tree-planting drive to fight climate change as soon as next year, the UK government’s climate advisers have urged

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The epic ocean journey that took Stone Age people to Australia (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: Some 65,000 years ago, early humans washed up on the lost continent of Sahul, which contained Australia. Now clues hint it was no accident but rather the first great maritime expedition

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Traumatic experiences boost the effect of depression-linked genes (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: Experiencing trauma seems to alter the way genes for depression are expressed. The vulnerable genes may also help us identify people who might benefit from cognitive behavioural therapies

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Smoke from Canadian wildfires caused pollution spikes in New York City (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: Two spells of unusually poor air quality in New York City have been traced to harmful smoke pouring from wildfires burning hundreds of kilometres away

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Here's how to make your own tofu for Chinese New Year (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: To celebrate Chinese New Year, why not make your own tofu and turn it into a multisensory experience with a recipe that activates heat and touch receptors along with taste

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Wuhan coronavirus may have been transmitted to people from snakes (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: The new coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China, may have originally jumped from bats to snakes, before moving to humans in a food market

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The claim that our food is becoming less nutritious is overblown (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: Claims that our food is becoming less nutritious are often bandied about, but the truth is far more complicated, says James Wong

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Wild horses in the US are being shot with contraceptive darts (2020)

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Description: Wild horse populations in the western US are growing out of control, but contraceptive darts may be an effective way to stop them breeding

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Problems in social science are being used to discredit climate science (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: A US conference may be using the reproducibility crisis in the social sciences in an attempt to discredit climate science, and scientists question whether to attend and push back

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Animal DNA is full of viral invaders and now we've caught them at it (2020)

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Description: We know viruses invaded animals’ genomes in the ancient past, but only now have we actually witnessed it happening and the DNA being passed to offspring

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UK government approves Huawei 5G deal despite security fears (2020)

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Description: Chinese telecomms firm Huawei will be allowed to provide technology for key parts of the UK's super-fast 5G infrastructure, prime minister Boris Johnson has said, despite opposition from the US

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Solar Orbiter will give us our best views of the sun’s top and bottom (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, set to launch on 7 February, will give us our first clear views of the sun’s poles and help unravel the mystery of the solar wind

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Here's the secret to the ultimate thrill ride according to science (2020)

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Description: From roller coasters to spine-tingling virtual reality, Brendan Walker's work is all about enhancing the enjoyment of an experience. But the perfect thrill does not come from adrenaline alone, he says

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People have built a glacier in the desert using a huge tower of ice (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: An artificial glacier has been built by local people in the Himalayan desert of Ladakh to provide water

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Harsh peer reviewer comments disproportionately affect minorities (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: A survey has found that women and ethnic minority researchers are more likely to experience self-doubt in response to unprofessional comments from peer reviewers

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Snake cells grown in the lab produce venom we could use as medicine (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: Snakes are currently "milked" for their venom to produce antidotes, but lab-grown glands could mean we can avoid having to keep the reptiles on farms

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First suspected cases of the Wuhan coronavirus in the UK (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: Three people are being tested in Edinburgh, UK, for the new coronavirus that first emerged in Wuhan, China, and a fourth possible case is suspected in Glasgow

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Listen to the groaning voice of a 3000-year-old Egyptian mummy (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: By recreating a mummy’s vocal tract through 3D printing, we now know what an ancient Egyptian priest sounded like

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Antibiotic resistance genes can be passed around by bacteria in dust (2020)

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Description: Disease-causing bacteria living in dust can pass antibiotic resistance genes to one another, a study of samples of dust in public buildings suggests

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Some people are exceptionally good at recognising voices (2020)

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Description: People who have a knack for recognising faces are also good at recognising voices, a skill that could be useful for police surveillance operations

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Releasing rescued orangutans into the wild doesn’t boost populations (2020)

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Description: Orangutan orphanages nurse animals back to health and release them into the wild, but that doesn’t seem to increase the population of these endangered apes

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Cell injections may restore fertility lost through cancer treatment (2020)

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Description: An injection of egg-containing cells appears to rejuvenate the ovaries of mice, and could help restore fertility in women without surgery

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A robot equipped with real pigeon feathers flies like a living bird (2020)

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Description: Pigeons feathers are remarkably complex and understanding how they work has led to the first robot that flies like a pigeon, dubbed PigeonBot

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AI suggests Earth has had fewer mass extinctions than we thought (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: The late Devonian mass extinction around 375 million years ago may not have really happened, according to an analysis using machine learning

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Mysterious drone swarms flying at night are baffling US authorities (2020)

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Description: Swarms of drones have been seen flying over Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming in the past few weeks, but no one has claimed responsibility

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Swapping breakfast for brunch on weekends may lead to weight gain (2020)

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Description: Eating later meals at the weekend may cause us to put on weight because our metabolisms are used to processing food at the same times each day

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Uploading your brain will leave you exposed to software glitches (2020)

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Description: Think a digital version of your mind will allow you to live forever? It might, but it will also open you up to software manipulation and server problems, says Annalee Newitz

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How to cook perfect chips: Learn the science of crispiness (2020)

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Description: Should you boil first? What about double frying? Follow Sam Wong's scientific strategy and you can cook perfect fries for yourself

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Trypophobia: Why a fear of holes is real – and may be on the rise (2020)

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Description: Some people have a visceral fear-like reaction to the holes in sponges, Swiss cheese or seed pods. Known as trypophobia, this response is increasingly common but isn’t what it seems

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We’ve seen wolf pups play fetch just like dogs for the first time (2020)

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Description: Wolf pups have been seen playing fetch with humans, a behaviour we thought was unique to domesticated dogs

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Microsoft says it will cut emissions to be carbon negative by 2030 (2020)

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Description: Microsoft says that by 2030 it will remove more carbon from the environment than it emits, and by 2050 it plans to offset all emissions the firm has made since 1975

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Weird dust balls seen impossibly close to our galaxy’s huge black hole (2020)

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Description: At the centre of our galaxy, six strange clouds that look like dust and gas orbit a black hole so closely that if they were really just clouds they should have been sucked in by now

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Analysis confirms that climate change is making wildfires worse (2020)

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Description: The extreme wildfires in Australia could become the new normal, as climate change is increasing the risk of weather conditions that lead to more severe fires

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Your microbiome reveals more about your health than your genes do (2020)

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Description: The microbes that live inside you say more than your genes do about your likelihood of developing health conditions ranging from asthma to cancer and schizophrenia

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We tested the squatty potty to find the best toilet pose (2020)

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Description: Is toilet squatting really better than just sitting, or are the supposed benefits of a squatty potty just the fantasy of a rainbow-pooping unicorn?

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Why fun is so important and how we benefit from play (2020)

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Description: How do you get to be a professor of play? Paul Ramchandani on fun, why playing is good for people of all ages and what games he plays with his kids

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Strange particles found in Antarctica cannot be explained by physics (2020)

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Description: A NASA science balloon picked up two high-energy particles and a new analysis reveals that they can't be explained by the standard model of particle physics

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Machine seems to repair human livers and keep them alive for a week (2020)

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Description: Donated human livers can be kept alive for seven days in a new machine. The device also seems to boost organ health and may enable more people to get transplants

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A single star has let us put a date on our galaxy’s last cosmic meal (2020)

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Description: The Milky Way ate another galaxy called Gaia-Enceladus, and the waves passing through a star have shown us that it happened at most 11.6 billion years ago

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Relaxing relieves stress. Here’s the best way to do it (2020)

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Description: We all need to chill out to reduce our stress levels but does watching TV count? What about running? And what’s the best form of micro-relaxation?

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Majority of women who have an abortion don’t regret it five years on (2020)

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Description: A survey of US women found half said the decision to have an abortion was difficult, but five years later most felt positive or no emotion about it

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Half a million people at risk from volcano eruption in the Philippines (2020)

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Description: Taal volcano, situated on an island in a lake, began erupting dramatically on Sunday, prompting an evacuation order for 450,000 people in the surrounding area

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Captured carbon dioxide could be used to help recycle batteries (2020)

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Description: We have to capture carbon dioxide to slow climate change, but instead of simply burying it we could first use it to extract useful metals from old electrical equipment

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Blood test can predict when women will have their last period (2020)

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Description: A blood test can predict if some women are likely to have their last period in the next year. It may be useful for those considering surgery for painful periods

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Maths says you need coarser coffee grounds to make a perfect espresso (2020)

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Description: Baristas normally aim to grind coffee finely to maximise surface area and extract the most coffee compounds, but a mathematical analysis has found that coarse grounds are better as they reduce clogging

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Michelin sustainable rubber criticised for deforestation (2020)

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Description: Michelin and WWF have been criticised over a rubber plantation in Indonesia which villagers say has caused deforestation and destroyed elephant habitat

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Here's how we can learn from other animals to create a better Earth (2020)

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Description: The exhibition Animalesque celebrates what we share with Earth's other species – and offers hope for reforming our relationship with the natural world

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Sixth person dies as Wuhan coronavirus spreads between people (2020)

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Description: Six deaths and nearly 300 cases have been linked to a new virus that originated in China. Authorities now believe the virus can spread from person to person

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Contaminated banknote images reveal how money gets caked in bacteria (2020)

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Description: Artist Ken Rinaldo encourages the bacteria on banknotes to grow and spread to explore colonialism in his touring show, Borderless Bacteria/Colonialist Cash

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NASA astronaut Kathryn Sullivan on zero G dreams and fixing Hubble (2020)

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Description: The first US woman to spacewalk flew on three shuttle missions and says nothing beats space flight – but her proudest achievement is helping to repair the Hubble Space Telescope

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Climate change-related injuries will kill thousands in the US (2020)

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Description: The US may see 2000 extra deaths a year from drowning, car accidents and other injuries because of climate change, with young men most likely to be affected

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Planting a trillion trees really can help us fight climate change (2020)

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Description: A trillion new trees isn’t the only climate solution, but it is the cheapest and it would make a huge difference if we do it right, says ecologist Tom Crowther

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US Army has built a device to keep your hands warm without gloves (2020)

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Description: The US Army has built a prototype device that allows wearers to go glove-free in freezing conditions. It works by heating the forearm, which helps keep the fingertips warm

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Mummified skin suggests duck-billed dinosaurs were grey like elephants (2020)

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Description: The mummified remains of a duck-billed dinosaur contain a grey pigment, suggesting it was grey, although other pigments may have been lost during fossilisation

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William Gibson's Agency drops time-travel paradoxes for big questions (2020)

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Description: William Gibson's Agency is part of a new batch of sci-fi that adds intriguing ethical wrinkles to the classic time-travel genre, says columnist Sally Adee

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Severed nerves repaired in monkeys thanks to tubes of growth protein (2020)

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Description: A synthetic tube filled with a growth protein can span the gap between severed nerves, helping them to regenerate and restore gripping abilities in macaques

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DNA from ancient skeletons reveals a lost branch of modern humans (2020)

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Description: DNA from four skeletons found in Cameroon has revealed a mystery branch of early modern humans, suggesting we may need to rethink our species' family tree

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Skin cream applied to mosquito bites stops viruses infecting mice (2020)

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Description: An immune-boosting skin cream applied directly to mosquito bites stopped viral infections in mice. If approved for human use, it could help prevent mosquito-borne illnesses like Zika

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Pregnancy and breastfeeding linked to lower risk of early menopause (2020)

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Description: People who have been pregnant or have breastfed a baby are less likely to enter the menopause before the age of 45, a study of 108,000 people suggests

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SIM swapping and poor web security may put millions of people at risk (2020)

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Description: A review of two-factor authentication methods, which involve websites sending confirmation texts to your phone, has found that millions of people may risk having their online accounts hacked

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Food allergies may be on the rise because babies start solids too late (2020)

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Description: Giving babies potentially allergenic foods early on may reduce the risk of allergies – but many parents don't as that conflicts with advice to breastfeed until six months

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Neanderthals may have climbed an active volcano soon after it erupted (2020)

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Description: Footprints on an extinct Italian volcano suggest ancient humans were regular visitors, and the shapes of the tracks point to the identity of the trackmakers

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A radical idea suggests mental health conditions have a single cause (2020)

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Description: The discovery of a link between anxiety, depression, OCD and more is set to revolutionise how we think about these conditions – and offer new treatments

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Man raised alongside chimps says it should never happen again (2020)

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Description: Nick Lehane's performance piece, Chimpanzee, in London for the first time, reveals how tragedy stalked the amazing achievement of raising chimps in human families

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Aquarela documentary reveals water's raw power in terrifying detail (2020)

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Description: A poetic new film about the weirdness of water is shot at 96 frames per second, a frame rate so high most cinemas can't show it

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Our current food system can feed only 3.4 billion people sustainably (2020)

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Description: We are struggling to feed half the world sustainably – but reorganising where we farm could allow us to feed 10 billion people within sustainability boundaries

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CRISPR-edited chickens made resistant to a common virus (2020)

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Description: CRISPR gene editing has created chickens that resist a common virus. It may be possible to use the same technique to make poultry resistant to bird flu too

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Electrified artificial skin can feel exactly where it is touched (2020)

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Description: Orange-coloured gel has been made into artificial skin that can be 3D printed in any shape and detect human touch – one day it could help robots feel

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A Scheme of Heaven reveals what scientists can learn from astrology (2020)

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Description: Astrology is bunk, but a new book exploring its ancient history argues that it has crucial lessons for today's data science with its seemingly opaque algorithms

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The Goop Lab on Netflix shows how easy it is to fall for bad science (2020)

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Description: Instead of turning off Gwyneth Paltrow’s new alternative health Netflix series The Goop Lab, we should watch it for lessons in how to spot bad science, says Clare Wilson

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Benzodiazepine prescriptions reach ‘disturbing’ levels in the US (2020)

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Description: Addictive benzodiazepines are prescribed at 66 million doctors' appointments a year in the US – often with opioids, making it easier to fatally overdose

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Watch the first ever video of a chemical bond breaking and forming (2020)

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Description: A chemical bond between two metal atoms has been filmed breaking and forming for the first time – something scientists say they only dreamed of seeing

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Antarctica's doomsday glacier is melting. Can we save it in time? (2020)

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Description: A massive research effort is under way to understand Antarctica's Thwaites glacier before it is too late. If it collapses, it could trigger catastrophic sea level rise, putting London and New York at risk

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Ancient shark used its teeth like the blade of a power tool (2020)

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Description: The extinct shark Edestus used its teeth like saw blades, sliding them past each other like a power tool to slice through the soft flesh of its prey

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Marine heatwave known as 'the blob' killed a million US seabirds (2020)

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Publication Date: 2020

Description: A million seabirds that died along the US west coast between 2015 and 2016 were likely the victims of an unprecedented marine heatwave in the Pacific called "the Blob"

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Strange spider-shaped microorganisms could be our distant ancestors (2020)

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Description: Since the discovery of Asgard archaea in 2015, evidence has mounted that these peculiar single-celled organisms could be the source of all complex life – including us

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Forget exercise and diet fads – this is the secret of a healthy life (2020)

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Description: New Scientist columnist Graham Lawton has just written a scientific guide to healthy diet, sleep and exercise – and says the evidence for what works is crystal clear

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