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The northern lights, or aurora borealis, in the UK in 2024

Space

Why auroras are so much brighter and more easily visible recently

The aurora borealis has been remarkably bright recently. Space weather physicist Tamitha Skov reveals what's going on and how worried we should be about a major solar storm

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Health

Inside the revolutionary idea that we can negotiate with cancer

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Atlantic bottlenose dolphin

Life

We will soon be able to talk with other species. Which will be first?

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A skull unearthed in Harbin, China, turns out to belong to a Denisovan

Humans

An incredible Denisovan skull is upending the story of human evolution

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Physics

Physicist Frank Wilczek鈥檚 unique insights on the nature of reality

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In the village of Tshabula, villagers search for cobalt and copper in the waste tailings dumped by the lorries of the Chinese company Commus, which extracts minerals from one of the town's largest open-cast mines.

Environment

Mining for renewable tech inflicts huge damage. Is there a solution?

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Health

Chronic inflammation messes with your mind. Here’s how to calm it

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Space

6 of the most fascinating moments in the life of our solar system

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Technology

How AI poisoning is fighting bots that hoover data without permission

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Health

A new measure of health is revolutionising how we think about ageing

Life expectancy has increased dramatically over the past century, but our years of good health appear not to have kept pace. Now, a new lens on what it means to age well is reshaping our view of our golden years

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Humans

Your pet dog鈥檚 ancestor was a fierce, wild animal. How was it tamed?

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Health

Why constipation isn鈥檛 just painful, but can lead to serious disease

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Mathematics

Why mathematicians want to destroy infinity 鈥� and may succeed

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Humans

Archaeologists are unearthing the most powerful women who ever lived

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