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Chemistry

The world’s most elusive colour is worth billions – if we can find it

The discovery of bright yet stable pigments is vanishingly rare, making them hugely valuable. Now chemist Mas Subramanian is unpicking the atomic code of colour and homing in on our most-wanted hue

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Technology

How Ukraine became a drone factory and invented the future of war

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It’s your perception of sleep that’s making you feel tired all day

Mind

It’s your perception of sleep that’s making you feel tired all day

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Postpartum depression in dads is common – we can now spot and treat it

Health

Postpartum depression in dads is common – we can now spot and treat it

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Humans

The untold story of our remarkable hands and how they made us human

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We’ve glimpsed before the big bang and it’s not what we expected

Space

We’ve glimpsed before the big bang and it’s not what we expected

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Putting a price tag on nature failed. Can radical tactics save it?

Environment

Putting a price tag on nature failed. Can radical tactics save it?

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How teaching molecules to think is revealing what a 'mind' really is

Mind

How teaching molecules to think is revealing what a 'mind' really is

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Your BMI can't tell you much about your health – here's what can

Health

Your BMI can't tell you much about your health – here's what can

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Photos of a newborn infant being carefully cradled by the medical professional helping to deliver it. The photos are taken from the perspective of the parent giving birth.

Humans

Why is childbirth so hard for humans – and is it getting even harder?

Some think the rise of C-sections means that one day all births will require serious medical intervention. But a surprising new understanding of the pelvis suggests a different story

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Technology

Nobel laureate says he'll build world’s most powerful quantum computer

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Health

The secret signals our organs send to repair tissues and slow ageing

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Humans

Ancient humans were seafaring far earlier than we realised

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Chemistry

Nobel prizewinner Omar Yaghi says his invention will change the world

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