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A parkrun event in Newcastle, UK

Health

Parkrun events could boost your life satisfaction

People report greater life satisfaction six months after starting Parkrun events, which could partly be due to the supportive environment

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Illustration of asteroids with geysers

Space

Freeze-thaw cycle helps asteroids ferry molecules of life to planets

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Space

Planet spotted orbiting Barnard’s star just 6 light years away

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The African killifish

Life

Some fish regrow injured fins and we’re closer to understanding how

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Life

A shark survived being stabbed through the head by a swordfish

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Technology

Useful quantum computers are edging closer with recent milestones

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Foraminifera, shells, debris. Mediterranean sea.

Environment

Ancient plankton suggests extreme El Niños will become twice as common

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Coral bleaching

Environment

Here’s how coral reefs might survive hotter, more acidic oceans

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Mt. Everest

Earth

How ‘river piracy’ made Mount Everest grow even taller

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Health

Radioactive ion beam could target tumours more precisely

A beam of radioactive carbon ions has been used to destroy cancer cells in mice, demonstrating a therapy that may cause less collateral damage than current techniques

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Health

CBD shows promise as pesticide for mosquitoes

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Health

Map of the immune system changing with age may help optimise vaccines

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Technology

Forcing people to change their passwords is officially a bad idea

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Life

Bacteria can work as a team to spot prime numbers and vowels

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