Science
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The story of the first human tool: the humble container
An oil lamp found in Lascaux cave in France Sémhur CC BY-SA 4.0 This is an extract from Our Human…
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Honey has been used as medicine for centuries – does it really work?
The health benefits depend on the type of honey you have TihomirLikov/Shutterstock I am a honey fanatic. On sourdough bread…
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Diamonds are surprisingly elastic when you make them tiny
An artist’s impression of nanodiamonds KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Alamy Diamonds are forever, but if you make them ultrasmall, they can…
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The green solution to climate change isn’t happening – and that’s good
The Drax Power Station in the north of England Ian Lamond/Alamy You’ve probably seen those nice graphs showing carbon dioxide…
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Iodised salt has become uncool but many of us need to eat more iodine
Boring old iodised table salt should make a comeback Tatjana Baibakova/Alamy When I was at uni, I had a biology…
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Food shock is inevitable due to the Iran war – and it could get bad
Food prices are expected to rise later this year dpa picture alliance/Alamy Global food prices hit their highest levels on…
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Genetic clues tell the story of Neanderthals’ decline
Reconstructions of a Neanderthal man and woman at the Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann, Germany AP Photo/Martin Meissner/Alamy An analysis of…
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Forget the multiverse. In the pluriverse, we create reality together
J R Eyerman/The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock What is now? The nature of the ever-changing present moment has always fascinated me,…
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Why is black rain falling on Iran and how dangerous is it?
Black smoke rises after fires broke out following US-Israel attacks targeting oil storage facilities in Tehran, Iran, on 8 March…
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A crisis in cosmology may mean hidden dimensions really exist
DAVID PARKER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Last year, cosmologists working on the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) reported hints that the mysterious…
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