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Microneedling demonstration by Dr. Jimmy Poon where a number of local Estheticans were introduced to the procedure that some see as unsafe.Dr Poon uses the Microneedle roller on the face of Esthetician Karen Clarke.(October 30 11)RICK EGLINTON/TORONTO STAR. (Photo by Rick Eglinton/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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What the evidence says about the consequences of cosmetic tweakments

Laser therapy, microneedling and vampire facials are among the bizarre, non-surgical treatments that have become widely available, but their evidence base is decidedly mixed

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DARMSTADT, GERMANY - MARCH 19: A student sits the English school leaving examination (Abitur) at the Berthold Brecht School on March 19, 2020 in Darmstadt, Germany. It is the first day of the university-entrance diploma exams in Hesse. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, all schools in Germany are closed, however, it has been decided that the Abitur should take place with the necessary safety precautions in place. Everyday life in Germany has become fundamentally altered as authorities tighten measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). (Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)

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How your mental state and stress levels influence your skin

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A customer walks down a skincare aisle at an Ulta Beauty Inc. store in New York, U.S., on Thursday, May 31, 2018. Ulta reported late Thursday??that its comparable sales rose 8.1 percent in the first quarter from??a year earlier. The increase was driven by all the right things: A booming 48 percent increase in digital sales,??as well as 5.1 percent growth in transactions and a 3 percent increase in average ticket. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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The only four skincare ingredients that have been proven to work

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Humans

Ancient hominin Lucy was a lousy runner, simulations show

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Ancient genomes reveal when modern humans and Neanderthals interbred

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Game-changing archaeology from the past 5 years – and what’s to come

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Comparison between fossil footprints thought to be from Homo erectus and Paranthropus boisei

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Ancient footprints show how early human species lived side by side

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How we misunderstood what the Lucy fossil reveals about ancient humans

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People prefer AI-generated poems to Shakespeare and Dickinson

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People prefer AI-generated poems to Shakespeare and Dickinson

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Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?

Humans

Before the Stone Age: Were the first tools made from plants not rocks?

Our ancestors probably used a wide range of plant-based tools that have since been lost to history. Now we're finally getting a glimpse of this Botanic Age

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Humans

How the evolution of citrus is inextricably linked with our own

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The fascinating truth about why common sense isn't really that common

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Health

How bad is modern life for our body clocks – and what can we do?

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Technology

The AI expert who says artificial general intelligence is nonsense

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