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Magnetic fields permeate the universe

Space

We may have finally figured out how galaxy-scale magnetic fields arose

Large-scale magnetic fields that fill up the universe may have grown from tiny magnetic fields that arose spontaneously in turbulent plasmas

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Health

How cancer-fighting immune cells could be made safer and more powerful

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Cannabis is increasingly being legalised

Health

Cannabis poisoning cases quadruple in children after legalisation

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Red-billed chough
Life

Red-billed choughs return to south-east England after 200 years

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LK-99 partially levitating

Technology

Room-temperature superconductor ‘breakthrough’ met with scepticism

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Spiny lava lizards become less picky about partners in the heat

Life

Lizard puts less effort into wooing and choosing mates when it’s hot

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Environment

Wood-munching fungi can break down common type of plastic

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Technology

Could Elon Musk’s xAI be exactly what the world needs?

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Environment

We should all be curbing our water usage – before it’s too late

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10992243l) A person at a voting booth prepares to cast a paper ballot at a polling location in Bowie, Maryland, USA, 02 November 2020. Americans are participating in early voting ahead of Election Day to choose between re-electing Donald J. Trump or electing Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States to serve from 2021 through 2024. Election voting 2020, Bowie, USA - 02 Nov 2020

Technology

AI can make life easier, but it could seriously distort democracies

While artificial intelligence is a transformative tool that can release us from tedious tasks, we must be wary of its unprecedented power to supercharge propaganda

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Technology

Magnetic-levitation device separates and sorts viruses from the air

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Health

Aspirin raises the risk of brain bleeds and may not prevent strokes

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Environment

The start of spring in the Arctic is increasingly unpredictable

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Technology

Driverless cars could get AI-powered heat vision for nighttime driving

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