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Space

Why the next solar eclipses are a unique chance to understand the sun

North America will see an annular solar eclipse on 14 October and a total eclipse in April 2024. 51¶¯Âþs are preparing to use these spectacles to study our star's mysterious corona

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Health

How we get high: Unlocking the secrets of the endocannabinoid system

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Mind

Free will: Can neuroscience reveal if your choices are yours to make?

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Health

Can we finally reverse balding with these new experimental treatments?

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Environment

How to reach net zero five times faster

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Dark stars: Have we finally found a weird sun powered by dark matter?

Space

Dark stars: Have we finally found a weird sun powered by dark matter?

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Mind

Why being more open about mental health could be making us feel worse

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Technology

How scientists are cracking historical codes to reveal lost secrets

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Is CBD a wonder drug or waste of money? Here's what the evidence says

Health

Is CBD a wonder drug or waste of money? Here's what the evidence says

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Disinformation wars: The fight against fake news in the age of AI

Society

Disinformation wars: The fight against fake news in the age of AI

Researchers and governments are finally battling back against the deluge of false information online, just as artificial intelligence threatens to supercharge the problem

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Environment

Can massive solar power expansion regenerate the US’s iconic prairies?

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Physics

A brief history of the standard model, our theory of almost everything

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Physics

Six ways we could finally find new physics beyond the standard model

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Physics

An alternative way to picture the standard model of particle physics

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