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2C6AJB8 young man in yellow licks his chocolate ice cream

Health

Why do we have taste buds in our heart and testicles?

The mysterious discovery of taste buds in far flung organs has long puzzled scientists - but understanding their role could provide new ways to fight common conditions like obesity

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F7J43K Person donating blood, cropped

Health

A new understanding of how your blood type influences your health

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Space

A legendary cosmologist on how to find a deeper theory of the universe

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Mind

Can quantum hints in the brain revive a radical consciousness theory?

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PTG8E9 Snowplow removes snow off icy road in winter

Environment

Grit salt on our roads is killing freshwater wildlife. What can we do?

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Illustration of sperm cells swimming. There is a worldwide decline in sperm counts, but we now have a better idea about how to fix the problem

Health

Sperm counts are down worldwide and researchers are discovering why

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Two boats from the Ocean Cleanup project collect plastic and garbage from the ocean

Environment

Is cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch worth the effort?

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2ENH3G9 The latest born West African manatee, left, meets visitors for the first time at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 19 August 2019. The latest-born West African manatee at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, who is the first born female manatee in China, meet visitors for the first time two months after her birth in Zhuhai city, south China's Guangdong province, 19 August 2019. During the meeting, the manatee chooses her name as Feifei, and interact with present visitors. (Photo by Chen Jimin - Imaginechina/Sipa USA)

Life

Are there really freshwater manatees thriving deep within West Africa?

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Olive oil is a key component of the Mediterranean diet

Health

We鈥檙e finally working out why the Mediterranean diet is so good for us

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Space

Meet Christina Koch, who will be the first woman to go to the moon

Christina Koch, who will become the first woman to go to the moon with the Artemis II mission, on what space smells like, why it is difficult to return to Earth and how astronauts play human bowling

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Physics

Supernova neutrinos could break physics 鈥� if we can make sense of them

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Earth

World’s first tunnel to a magma chamber could unleash unlimited energy

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Mind

Why do people get postnatal anxiety and how can we treat it?

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Health

Why tending your oral microbiome is the secret to a long, healthy life

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