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Tardigrade, a microscopic water bear, swims in water.

What makes tardigrades so indestructible?

Scientists are beginning to understand what makes tardigrades (otherwise known as 'water bears') so indestructible
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The simple habit elite snipers use to crush stress in seconds

How to use one of the body's stress responses to quieten the mind and make better decisions
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A surreal artwork representing loneliness, depression and sadness, with a small blue person crouched inside layers of a larger grey person's head.

How has living with a narcissist affected me?

Long-term exposure to a narcissist might have turned you into an echoist
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The one factor stopping you from losing weight, according to a Cambridge professor

Geneticist Giles Yeo has spent his career studying why some people gain weight more easily than others – and says the reason has nothing to do with willpower
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151 random fun facts that will blow your mind

Our collection of the best interesting trivia covers animals, biology, geography, space and much more
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Earth in DNA helix

Experts no longer think life began on Earth. Here's what convinced them

The latest discovery of nucleotides on an asteroid is making scientists rethink the story of how life got going
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A goblin shark

One of the world's rarest (and strangest) sharks has been filmed alive for the first time

Known for its massive retractable jaw, the spooky footage shows the goblin shark lurking deep in the Pacific Ocean
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World fracturing apart

Here's how much the richest 10% owe the planet for the environmental damage they've caused

A new study has put a staggering price tag on their pollution
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Black hole event horizon

Experts are at war over two black holes that shouldn't exist

They shouldn’t exist, but these black holes could change everything we know about how these giants are born
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Are negative-calorie foods real?

Often touted as having zero, or even 'negative-calories', celery does indeed contain calories so it isn't a magical weight-loss food.
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Young and old eyes

Why billionaires could reverse ageing for everyone – but keep refusing to

The ultra-rich keep spending millions to live forever – so why are the real breakthroughs going unfunded?
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Video: This terrifying, AI-designed robot will never stop chasing you

The ‘legged metamachines’ that absolutely will not stop need to be seen to be believed
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Are these keto dieters heading towards a cholesterol nightmare?

Some followers of a ketogenic diet say their sky-high cholesterol isn’t a problem, but cardiologists disagree
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Yep, this is a photo of two flies mating – a bass lick can be heard in the background

How do female animals store sperm long term?

I'll save this sperm for later, thanks
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A bullet ant, a very large venomous ant from Ecuador, sitting on a leaf.

What's the most painful insect sting?

Meet the insect with the most painful sting in the world
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Illustration of woman sitting on vagus nerve

Why protecting your vagus nerve is key to optimal mental health

It's the body’s information superhighway that tells your organs how to rest
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An orangutan with something in its mouth

Orangutans seek out the precise plants that fight infection and heal wounds, jaw-dropping study finds

After 20 years of orangutan observations, scientists have discovered that orangutans seek out plants with healing properties
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Why vitamin supplements are (probably) a waste of money, according to a Harvard doctor

There are plenty of companies claiming their vitamins can boost your immune system, but do you actually need them?
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This is the one supplement consistently shown to better your brain and body

Every supplement claims to offer benefits for your body. But tests suggest creatine actually does. It might also have benefits for your brain, too
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54 per cent of cultures don't kiss romantically. Here's what they do instead

Kissing holds a special place in many of our hearts and memories but why do we kiss?
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What's the best temperature to wash laundry at?

Hot or cold? That is the question
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Can any animals play musical instruments?

Chimpanzees say to expect their debut album 'soon'
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screaming bird

We need to stop shaming masturbating birds, say scientists

Polly wants a… little privacy? A new study has found that acts of self-pleasure among parrots and other birds are perfectly natural, thank you very much
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Yellowstone eruption: This is how a supervolcano explosion will unfold

Fresh clues beneath one of Earth’s most powerful supervolcanoes reveal how it could explode – unleashing global devastation
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