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Fixing broken brains: a new understanding of depression

Untreatable depression is on the rise, hinting at fundamental flaws in our understanding of the illness. But new treatments offer hope for everyone

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Medicine hunter of the Brazilian Amazon

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Medicine hunter of the Brazilian Amazon

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A garden of my own amid a sea of garbage

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A garden of my own amid a sea of garbage

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Blue wave of death caught on camera

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Blue wave of death caught on camera

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Rules of evolution go a bit random if you're small

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Rules of evolution go a bit random if you're small

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Chimps have experimented with sex more than humans

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Chimps have experimented with sex more than humans

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A tall tale: How the sauropod got its neck

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A tall tale: How the sauropod got its neck

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Chromosome that causes Down's silenced for first time

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Skull shots: When Irving Penn peeled away the skin

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Skull shots: When Irving Penn peeled away the skin

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Lines on the face help pick out the twin who dunnit

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Lines on the face help pick out the twin who dunnit

Telling which identical twin committed a crime is tough, but knowing how the face ages may help forensic experts identify them

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First look into workings of the Neanderthal brain

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Seabed sponge forest basks in ice-free Antarctic sun

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Zoologger: Traitorous fish throw friends to the wolves

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What if your gluten intolerance is all in your head?

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