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Mathematics

A rethink of cause and effect could help when things get complicated

Some scientists insist that the cause of all things exists at the most fundamental level, even in systems as complex as brains and people. What if it isn't so?

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Health

Plague never went away 鈥� now it could re-emerge in drug-resistant form

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Health

How many people died due to the Black Death in Europe?

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Environment

Do we need nuclear power in the energy mix to stop climate change?

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Humans

The female body is misunderstood and this is why, says Rachel E. Gross

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Life

How the massive dogs bred to protect livestock could save wolves too

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Space

Why the next big solar storm might hit Earth without warning

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Mind

The grand plan to create a periodic table of all animal intelligence

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Physics

Have we been measuring the expansion of the universe wrong all along?

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Health

Fascia: The long-overlooked tissue that shapes your health

The connective tissue that surrounds your muscles and organs, known as fascia, has always been ignored 鈥� but new insights suggest it holds the key to tackling chronic pain and immune dysfunction

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Humans

Frans de Waal on what apes can teach us about sex and gender

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Health

A new weight loss drug could be used to prevent obesity. Will it work?

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Earth

What are the mysterious continent-sized lumps deep inside Earth?

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Environment

How a billion dogs, including our pets, are laying waste to wildlife

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