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How to reconnect with long-lost friends, according to science

We are generally as reluctant to contact a long-lost friend as we are to talk to a stranger, but scientists have come up with an approach so it's easier to make the first move

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Technology

DeepMind is experimenting with a nearly indestructible robot hand

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Physics

Being in two places at once could make a quantum battery charge faster

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Earth

Why criticisms of the proposed Anthropocene epoch miss the point

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Environment

Why carbon offsetting your flight isn’t the answer

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Health

It’s time to clean up ‘forever chemicals’ and companies should pay

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Environment

Global capacity to directly suck CO2 from air has just quadrupled

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Technology

DeepMind AI can predict how drugs interact with proteins

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Health

Psychedelic toxins from toads could treat depression and anxiety

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Chemistry

Ultrasonic coffee-maker produces the perfect cold brew in minutes

Cold-brewing coffee can reduce its bitter taste, but it normally takes up to 24 hours as the grounds slowly steep. A new method that involves pummelling the grounds with ultrasound can drastically speed up the process

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Physics

Fusion reactors could create ingredients for a nuclear weapon in weeks

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Life

Can genetically modifying a rare marsupial save it from extinction?

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Environment

Hottest April on record is the 11th record-breaking month in a row

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Life

Longest-living cat breeds revealed by life expectancy study

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