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Space

This physicist is hunting for the biggest black hole in the universe

Astronomers have recently started looking for black holes bigger than galaxies. Brian Lacki explains how these 鈥渟tupendously large black holes鈥� might be used by alien civilisations, and what makes them such an intriguing possibility

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Humans

Humans sleep the least of all apes 鈥� is it the secret to our success?

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October 16 2012 Photo by: James Yungel Public Domain Thwaites iceshelf: see source link for full caption info

Environment

The race to understand how and when Thwaites glacier will collapse

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Space

The lunar botanist with a plan to farm vegetables on the moon

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Mind

Parenting may permanently improve brain health for mums and dads

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Mind

How some people’s brains make an extraordinary recovery from stroke

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Mind

How menopause radically changes the brain 鈥� and what happens after

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Mind

The surprising ways your brain changes from your 20s to your 40s

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Mind

Our brains have their first thoughts unexpectedly early in life

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3E68RG6 A Group Of Women In Art Deco Costume Sitting Down Eating Ice Cream At The Napier Art Deco Festival, Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Mind

The secrets to keeping your brain sharp in old age

Neuroscientist Emily Rogalski studies superagers 鈥� people in their 80s or 90s with unusually keen memories, whose lifestyles suggest ways to slow cognitive decline

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Physics

A quantum state that lasts forever may finally be within our grasp

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Life

Has the answer to life’s origins been hiding in our cells all along?

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Space

Hundreds of new moons are revealing our solar system’s violent history

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Environment

The last-ditch plan to save coral reefs from utter destruction

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