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Humans

Humans lived on Spanish plateau during Earth’s last cold snap

Prehistoric people endured frigid and dry conditions in the highlands of central Spain during the coldest part of the last glacial period

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Life

Hippos are really bad at chewing their food

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Health

Why we urgently need to end the stigma around body weight

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Technology

We still don’t really understand what large language models are

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MYDPPD Conceptual illustration of human microbiome microbes. The microbiome is the collection of microbes found on and in the human body. Some of the microbes help to keep us healthy and it may be possible to transfer these good microbes (probiotics) from a donor to a patient to treat an illness.

Health

Myths about the microbiome abound – but the truth is more interesting

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Phone emergency test

Technology

US emergency alert system: Everything to know about the national test

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Carolina Sphinx Moth (Manduca sexta)

Technology

Wing-flapping robot helps explain the evolution of insect flight

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Environment

Why China’s clean energy tech will determine our climate future

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StarLink satellite group shortly after launch, August 29, 2022

Technology

Starlink carbon footprint up to 30 times size of land-based internet

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Chemistry

Nobel prize for chemistry goes to trio behind quantum dots work

The 2023 Nobel prize in chemistry has gone to Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov for inventing quantum dots, which are being used in computing, lasers and microscopy

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Environment

Invasive beetle could threaten Ecuador’s eucalyptus plantations

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Health

Hip pain linked to a dozen genetic variants

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Life

Fat Bear Week: How Alaska’s brown bears nearly double in size

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Health

Why we know so little about cannabis – and why scientists are worried

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