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S0J9ED Cascade hops fresh off of the vine.

Humans

How climate change is shaking up the hops that give beer its flavour

Hop plants are largely what distinguish your dark ales from your refreshing pales, and each has its own “terroir”. With changing weather affecting how and where they grow, what does the future hold for brewing and beer?

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This composite image of X-rays from Chandra (colored light blue) and optical data from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (yellow, red, white, and blue) shows a beautiful new look at the compact group of galaxies known as Stephan???s Quintet. One galaxy is thought to be passing through the others at almost two million miles per hour. This generates a shock wave that heats the gas and creates the ridge of X-ray emission detected by Chandra.

Space

Milky Way shakes: The cosmic collisions that made our galaxy

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The secret life of cheese: How marvellous microbes create its flavour

Life

The secret life of cheese: How marvellous microbes create its flavour

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Six pointed snowflake

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Kenneth Libbrecht interview: A grand unified theory of snowflakes

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MN6GWA iridescence on the surface of some soap bubbles illuminated from below

Life

How the shimmering secrets of iridescence could keep us cool

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What doing magic tricks for birds is revealing about animal minds

Mind

What doing magic tricks for birds is revealing about animal minds

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The San Rafael waterfall, the biggest falls in Ecuador, located on the boundary of the Amazon with The Andes. San Rafael, Napo, Ecuador. February 2016

Environment

The Amazon is turning into savannah – we have 5 years to save it

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Steven Pinker interview: Why humans aren't as irrational as they seem

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Steven Pinker interview: Why humans aren't as irrational as they seem

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3 of the most exciting space telescopes planned for launch by 2034

Space

3 of the most exciting space telescopes planned for launch by 2034

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How the James Webb telescope will rewrite the story of the universe

Space

How the James Webb telescope will rewrite the story of the universe

The most anticipated space telescope ever is about to launch. It will give us a clear picture of the first stars and reveal the atmospheres of exoplanets too – if it unfolds without a hitch

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Earth

Why the myth of 'wilderness' harms both nature and humanity

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Space

Is our solar system a cosmic oddity? Evidence from exoplanets says yes

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Health

How to hack your stress and turn it into a positive force in your life

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Environment

How to slash the shipping industry's enormous carbon emissions

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