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Offsetting global fossil fuel stores by planting trees is impossible

Trees would have to be planted on a vast proportion of global land mass to offset the carbon dioxide emissions from burning the world’s fossil fuel reserves

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Human DNA in its natural state inside cells (left) compared to eight hours after being infected with the cold sore virus (right)

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Cold sore virus immediately reshapes our genome to boost its growth

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An illustration of the drug rapamycin (red) inhibiting the protein complex mTORC1, which has various effects on cellular function

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Rapamycin seems to boost longevity as effectively as eating less

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Earth

Could natural hydrogen from underground help the UK get to net zero?

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Health

The best non-drug therapies to relieve the pain of knee osteoarthritis

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Physics

Morse code messages can be trapped in bubbles within blocks of ice

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World's farmers won't be able to keep up with climate change

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Life

Australian moths use the stars as a compass on 1000-km migrations

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Humans

We finally know what the face of a Denisovan looked like

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Space

Asteroid on collision course with moon could fire shrapnel at Earth

Earth is no longer at risk of a direct collision with the asteroid 2024 YR4, but an impact on the moon in 2032 could send debris hurtling towards our planet that could take out orbiting satellites

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UK should expect summers above 40°C in next decade, warns Met Office

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Life

Ancient monstersaur had 'goblin-like' teeth and sheddable tail

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Could reusable rockets make solar geoengineering less risky?

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Life

Biotech firm aims to create ‘ChatGPT of biology’ – will it work?

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