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LHC-style supercolliders are entering a make or break phase

Physics

LHC-style supercolliders are entering a make or break phase

As the Large Hadron Collider's first sign of a superparticle melts away, physicists must contemplate their nightmare scenario, says Gavin Hesketh

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Gluten-free water: surely that's not a real thing is it?

Health

Gluten-free water: surely that's not a real thing is it?

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blueberry

Health

'Superfood' doesn't mean anything, so let's stop using it

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Chia seeds

Health

Superfoods on trial: How can we know if they work?

Features

Miracle meal or rotten swindle? The truth about superfoods

Health

Miracle meal or rotten swindle? The truth about superfoods

Features

Close up of a white-footed tamarin

Life

City slicker monkeys are overweight and have high cholesterol

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White storks feeding on landfill site

Life

Storks dine out on giant landfill sites instead of migrating

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Health

Let's ditch the idea that only home-cooked food is good for kids

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Old man eats burger on his sofa

Health

Obese grandfathers pass on their susceptibility to junk food

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Gorillas may have evolved a way to beat a cheating berry plant

Life

Gorillas may have evolved a way to beat a cheating berry plant

A "deceitful" West African plant makes super-sweet, but low-calorie berries to attract animals that disperse their seeds. Gorillas can see through the ploy – at least, that’s the theory

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Physics

Collapse: Has quantum theory's greatest mystery been solved?

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Life

Monkey stone tools in Brazil pre-date discovery of Americas

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Health

Put the butter knife down and step away from the 'sat fat'

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Health

Tourists pick up antibiotic-resistance genes in just two days

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