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The surprising truth of how land, not ice, is now driving sea level rises
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Freshwater being lost from the dry areas of the world are now contributing more to rising sea levels than the melting ice caps
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This cat-borne parasite could be causing you to make bad decisions. Here's how
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The parasite hijacks our brain chemistry and can lead to both rage and risk-taking
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Eating this breakfast staple every day could lower your cholesterol
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New study finds eggs may lower 'bad' cholesterol – not raise it.
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The surprising truth behind the 10,000-step myth – and what you should aim for instead
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Walking just 7,000 steps a day could help people be more active, and improve their health outcomes, a new study has found
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There may be an underground tomb hiding next to the Giza pyramids
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An underground L-shaped structure, and a deeper structure below, could be a tomb and its entrance but archaeologists aren't yet sure.
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Four-day work week could boost your health and help the environment
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Reducing working hours to a four day week – without cutting performance or pay – could improve working conditions and boost wellbeing.
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Your brain might be wired for extremism. Here's what you can do about it
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Scientists are uncovering why some of us are more vulnerable to extreme ideologies than others
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The six little red dots that nearly broke the Universe
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The discovery of these unidentifiable objects threatened to break our understanding of the cosmos, and now astronomers have found many more.
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Reducing pollution may have unmasked deeper climate risks, study reveals
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Scientists say slashing pollution has lifted a ‘sunshade’ from Earth
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This 'Doomsday Glacier' is melting faster than anyone thought. Now Earth's biggest cities are in danger
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Antarctic expeditions and outlandish geoengineering schemes could delay the flooding of the world's coastal cities… if there's still time.
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Having only boys or girls sometimes runs in the family. Here's why
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Women who have a baby of one sex makes them more likely to have a child of the same sex
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Yellowstone eruption: This is how a supervolcano explosion will unfold
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Fresh clues beneath one of Earth’s most powerful supervolcanoes reveal how it could explode – unleashing global devastation.
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Here's what your dog's TV watching habits say about their personality
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Whether your dog looks around the back of the TV to find the people or barks at doorbells could be telling you a lot about them
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New study reveals the best walking pace for a long, healthy life
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Staving off frailty is as simple as walking slightly faster, according to a new study - with tips on how to measure your own pace.
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The plague is back. Should we be worried?
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Infectious diseases are all around us – and we've only ever been able to eradicate smallpox. Why do they keep coming back?
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Astronomers have spotted a solar system being born for the first time
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For the first time, astronomers have seen the earliest building blocks of planets begin to take shape around another star
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I was sceptical of self-hypnosis – until it started working…
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Forget the swinging pocket watches, scientists are now praising hypnotherapy as a powerful tool to fight mental and physical pain.
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We may finally have an easy way to make water on the Moon
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Lunar dust could one day quench astronauts’ thirst – and help make their fuel
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This bizarre underwater 'blue dragon' fights with stolen jellyfish venom
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These blue sea slugs spend their lives hanging from the surface of the ocean, buoyed up by air bubbles they swallow.
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Learning music could reverse brain ageing (even if you're already old), say scientists
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Even adults who pick up a musical instrument for the first time in old age could reap the benefits for brain health.
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