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Obesity drug achieves average weight loss of 24 kg in clinical trial

Obesity drug achieves average weight loss of 24 kg in clinical...

People who had weekly injections of a drug that mimics natural appetite-suppressing...

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What are the mysterious continent-sized lumps deep inside Earth?

What are the mysterious continent-sized lumps deep inside...

For decades, planetary scientists have been trying to understand the origins of...

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Send thousands of people to orbit, says space tourist Jared Isaacman

Send thousands of people to orbit, says space tourist Jared...

Billionaire who recently flew to orbit says that we should have big ambitions for...

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How repealing Roe v Wade in the US will lead to more women’s deaths

How repealing Roe v Wade in the US will lead to more women’s...

A large body of evidence shows that restricting access to abortion doesn’t reduce...

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Swapping fifth of meat for alternative foods could halve deforestation

Swapping fifth of meat for alternative foods could halve...

Even a modest shift from ruminant meat to microbial proteins could cut deforestation...

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How to date in the metaverse

How to date in the metaverse

As details emerge about what online dating will involve for the next generation,...

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The Premonitions Bureau review: A 1960s hunt for paranormal powers

The Premonitions Bureau review: A 1960s hunt for paranormal...

A terrific book by Sam Knight about a bizarre, real-life attempt to collect people's...

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How to make sure your houseplants are sustainable

How to make sure your houseplants are sustainable

The rise in demand for exotic houseplants is damaging the environment. We need to...

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A new weight loss drug could be used to prevent obesity. Will it work?

A new weight loss drug could be used to prevent obesity....

A drug called semaglutide has seen incredible results in trials to help people lose...

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It worked with cigarettes. Let's ban ads for climate-wrecking products

It worked with cigarettes. Let's ban ads for climate-wrecking...

Outlawing adverts that push high-carbon products such as SUVs would be a simple...

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Vaccine may protect against the virus behind multiple sclerosis

Vaccine may protect against the virus behind multiple sclerosis

The jab could ward off Epstein-Barr virus, which causes glandular fever and is increasingly...

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Watch a swarm of drones navigate a forest without crashing

Watch a swarm of drones navigate a forest without crashing

A new navigation system for drones reduces the processing power needed to avoid...

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These are the five most extreme heatwaves since records began

These are the five most extreme heatwaves since records...

Two of the world’s five most extreme heatwaves occurred in the US, with the others...

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Planting trees rather than bioenergy crops sucks more CO2 from the air

Planting trees rather than bioenergy crops sucks more CO2...

Compared with capturing the CO2 released by burning bioenergy crops, planting forests...

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Just 1 in 20 adults in England exercise their muscles enough

Just 1 in 20 adults in England exercise their muscles enough

A survey suggests only one in 20 people aged 19 to 64 are meeting England’s strictest...

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Toxic foam from polluted rivers causes health problems in Colombia

Toxic foam from polluted rivers causes health problems...

Clouds of foam containing toxic chemicals are floating through a neighbourhood on...