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Neanderthals were probably maggot-munchers, not hyper-carnivores

It has been claimed Neanderthals ate a huge amount of meat based on isotope ratios in their bones – but the explanation could instead be a diet rich in maggots

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Environment

We are undergoing unprecedented loss of freshwater across the planet

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Drone view of savanna vegetation and rock formation

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Major carbon sink may have vanished for a second year in a row

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Space

Peculiar galaxy seems to contain surprisingly pristine stars

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Intensely grieving a loved one could shorten a mourner's life

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Intensely grieving a loved one could shorten a mourner's life

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Donald Trump displays a signed executive order at an AI summit

Technology

Why Trump's order targeting 'woke' AI may be impossible to follow

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Environment

Record marine heatwaves may signal a permanent shift in the oceans

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Environment

Why a tech start-up wants to pump your faeces deep underground

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Life

Thousands of seadragons are dying in Australia's toxic algal bloom

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Health

Our brain's mitochondria may play a crucial role in the onset of sleep

Textbooks say that mitochondria exist to supply cells with energy, but experiments in fruit flies suggest they are also involved in sleep

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Mind

The time you take an oral exam could affect whether you pass or fail

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Health

Walking 7000 steps a day seems to be enough to keep us healthy

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Life

Remarkable set of tracks suggests different dinosaurs herded together

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Life

The secret to what makes colours pop on dazzling songbirds

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