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Stories from a medieval graveyard: worms, wounds, and wonky toes

Crushed by a cart, infected with parasitic worms and painful bunions caused by pointy shoes....

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Is it ethical to put human brain cells in a rat?

Researchers have successfully transplanted human neurons into the brains of rats. The recent,...

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Can rituals help with our grief for the natural world?

Last week, a scientific assessment found wildlife populations have plunged by an average of 69%...

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How a scientific scandal could force sport to rethink concussion

Dr Paul McCrory is a world-renowned concussion expert whose work shaped concussion policy across...

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Could moth larvae be the answer to our plastic problem?

Plastic pollution is damaging the health of the environment, wildlife and us. It has been found...

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Why does Elon Musk want to buy Twitter?

Back in April this year, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk signed a $44bn (£40bn) takeover...

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Why is the government in Iran shutting down the internet?

On 13 September Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, was arrested in Tehran for allegedly...

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Covid-19: is there a ‘twindemic’ coming?

As the UK heads into autumn, Covid-19 appears to be surging again. According to official data,...

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Why did Nasa smash its spacecraft into an asteroid?

This week, Nasa scientists smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, more than 11m km from Earth....

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How a man and his dogs discovered the cause of narcolepsy

The Breakthrough prizes are described by their Silicon Valley founders as ‘the Oscars of...

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Why is the NHS in crisis, and can it be fixed?

The UK’s new health secretary, Thérèse Coffey, has not taken on an easy job. Almost two-thirds of...

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How will Jacob Rees-Mogg tackle the energy and climate crises?

Against a backdrop of a cost of living crisis caused in part by soaring energy prices, the UK’s...

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How air pollution is changing our view of cancer

According to the World Health Organisation, air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths every...

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Why do we grieve the death of public figures?

As we collectively mark the loss of the longest-serving monarch in British history and all that...

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Could a new vaccine tackle rising rates of Lyme disease?

According to a recent study, more than 14% of the world’s population probably has, or has had,...

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What could go wrong at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant?

Last week, a team of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived at...

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100 days until Cop15: what next to save nature?

It is now less than 100 days until Cop15, the UN convention on biological diversity. At these...

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What is raw sewage doing to the UK’s rivers and seas?

Holidaymakers heading to British beaches and rivers were faced with a very unpleasant problem...

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What’s going on with UK teenagers’ mental health?

Many teenagers will receive their GCSE results today. These exams can have a significant impact...

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How did mammals come to rule the world?

About 325 million years ago, when Britain sat near the equator as part of the supercontinent...

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