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Weight loss advice isn't based on good evidence

Weight loss advice isn't based on good evidence

The orthodoxy in most high income countries is that anyone with a body mass index...

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We need to act now to give future generations a better world

We need to act now to give future generations a better...

A dystopian future isn't inevitable. By prioritising the needs of our children and...

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Two new books about sharks reveal how and why we should conserve them

Two new books about sharks reveal how and why we should...

Paul de Gelder's Shark and David Shiffman's Why Sharks Matter aim to turn the all-too-common...

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Frozen Planet II review: David Attenborough's sequel dazzles

Frozen Planet II review: David Attenborough's sequel dazzles

The spectre of climate change hangs over David Attenborough’s follow-up to Frozen...

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IBM has built the world's largest fridge for quantum computers

IBM has built the world's largest fridge for quantum computers

A fridge for quantum computers built by IBM is a hundred thousand times colder than...

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Juno spacecraft prepares for close encounter with icy moon Europa

Juno spacecraft prepares for close encounter with icy moon...

A NASA probe will swoop to around 350 kilometres above Europa’s surface on 29 September,...

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Why have we seen so many heatwaves around the world in 2022?

Why have we seen so many heatwaves around the world in...

As well as China having the worst heatwave in world history, many other places around...

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The sex of the researcher can influence results of mouse experiments

The sex of the researcher can influence results of mouse...

Ketamine appears to be more effective as an antidepressant in mouse experiments...

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Can Liz Truss kick-start UK fracking by lifting the shale gas ban?

Can Liz Truss kick-start UK fracking by lifting the shale...

The new UK prime minister says ending a moratorium on fracking will “get gas flowing”...

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Pine marten seen in London for the first time in more than 100 years

Pine marten seen in London for the first time in more than...

A camera trap set up in Kingston, London, to monitor hedgehogs caught sight of a...

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We’re on course to hit six climate tipping points in the 2030s

We’re on course to hit six climate tipping points in the...

Die-off of coral reefs, collapsing ice sheets and thawing permafrost are among the...

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Extreme California wildfires may increase 57% even with low emissions

Extreme California wildfires may increase 57% even with...

Wildfires that grow more than 4000 hectares in a single day could become much more...

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UN will vote to strengthen protection of the environment during war

UN will vote to strengthen protection of the environment...

The UN has released the final draft of principles for countries to protect the environment...

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Apps used as alternatives to prison in US found to have privacy flaws

Apps used as alternatives to prison in US found to have...

An analysis of 16 apps used as alternatives to incarceration found numerous privacy...

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Making Australia’s native animals poisonous could curb feral cats

Making Australia’s native animals poisonous could curb...

An implant embedded in Australian animals that releases lethal poison when feral...

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Denmark's ban of artificial trans fats saved 1200 lives over 16 years

Denmark's ban of artificial trans fats saved 1200 lives...

Banning the addition of artificial trans fats to food in 2003 is thought to have...