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A three-year drought may have brought down the ancient Hittite empire

A three-year drought may have brought down the ancient...

Burial chamber from time of King Midas reveals there was a severe three-year drought...

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Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to lower levels of some gut bacteria

Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to lower levels of some...

People with chronic fatigue syndrome have less of a kind of gut bacteria that produces...

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Orca mothers forgo future offspring to care for their full-grown sons

Orca mothers forgo future offspring to care for their full-grown...

Female orcas in the north Pacific hunt and share food with their adult male offspring,...

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Newly found brain pathway could be key to reducing opioid addiction

Newly found brain pathway could be key to reducing opioid...

Researchers have identified a brain pathway in mice that governs the development...

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Huge dust cloud launched from Earth's moon could ease global warming

Huge dust cloud launched from Earth's moon could ease global...

Launching a million tonnes of moon dust around Earth could dim sunlight across our...

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Weird dust ring orbits the sun alongside Mercury and we don't know why

Weird dust ring orbits the sun alongside Mercury and we...

Very little debris should be able to survive for long in the area near Mercury,...

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Your brain produces more entropy while you are awake

Your brain produces more entropy while you are awake

By analysing brain scans of asleep and awake people, researchers have found that...

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Antiviral treatment cuts covid-19 hospitalisation rate in half

Antiviral treatment cuts covid-19 hospitalisation rate...

The medicine is given as a single injection within one week of symptoms developing,...

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Impulse review: An authoritative, if dry, sexual behaviours manual

Impulse review: An authoritative, if dry, sexual behaviours...

Impulse: The science of sex and desire by psychiatrists Jon Grant and Samuel Chamberlain...

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Stunning photos show nomadic life of Mongolian goat herders

Stunning photos show nomadic life of Mongolian goat herders

Mongolia produces 40 per cent of the world's cashmere supply from its goats, but...

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Smart cladding could control whether buildings retain or emit heat

Smart cladding could control whether buildings retain or...

A new material changes its infrared colour when a small electric current is applied,...

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Neolithic complex dubbed ‘Stonehenge of the North’ opens to UK public

Neolithic complex dubbed ‘Stonehenge of the North’ opens...

Two sections of the Thornborough Henges near Ripon, UK, have been donated to the...

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Sperm-sorting device aims to find healthy samples to boost IVF success

Sperm-sorting device aims to find healthy samples to boost...

Healthier sperm are normally selected for IVF using a centrifuge, which can damage...

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US megadrought has led to more air pollution from power plants

US megadrought has led to more air pollution from power...

The ongoing drought in the western US depleted reservoirs and reduced hydropower...

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Doubling trees in European cities could prevent thousands of deaths

Doubling trees in European cities could prevent thousands...

A modelling study of 93 European cities suggests that more than 2600 human heat-related...

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Hearing noise and moving our body helps us gauge the passing of time

Hearing noise and moving our body helps us gauge the passing...

People may be more aware of how much time has passed when they move their body and...