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Life
What makes a good smell? Inside a multibillion dollar aromatic mystery
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Earth
Gaia rebooted: New version of idea explains how Earth evolved for life
Features
Humans
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Life
Banana-y bread and onion beer: How yeast can trick our tastebuds
Features
Life
Why video-assisted referees won’t stop World Cup errors
Features
Technology
Bombhead and Bombs Away: when remembering is an art
Culture
Earth
Polar bears waste lots of their energy and it could be a problem
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Humans
The very first living thing is still alive inside each one of us
Features
Environment
Evolution鈥檚 rules mean life on Earth isn鈥檛 that varied after all
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Environment
The real clean food: How to eat well for yourself and the planet
Features
Humans
Are atheists really morally depraved? The idea defies logic
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Life
First dogs may have been extremely sociable wolves
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