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Daily science news with breaking updates on the latest scientific research, interesting technology breakthroughs, new discoveries and how today's science headlines affect you. Brought to you from the team behind BBC Science Focus magazine.

Inside the mission that captured the first-ever video of a colossal squid

How a remote expedition to one of the most isolated places on Earth led to a once-in-a-century sighting
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The surprising way your body fat sabotages intermittent fasting

A study in mice reveals that obesity could change how our bodies respond to periods of fasting
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Videos reveal lax biosecurity in New York poultry markets amid bird flu outbreaks

As bird flu cases mount at inner city poultry markets, footage obtained by BBC Science Focus shows workers and the public exposed without recommended biosecurity measures
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The new ‘Bone Collector’ caterpillar wears the remains of its prey – and we have the footage to prove it

A newly discovered caterpillar species has a macabre fashion sense, to say the least
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Deadly peanut allergies could be prevented with simple new method

Adults with severe peanut allergies were trained to tolerate handfuls of peanuts in a new study
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This (creepy) Roman skeleton offers first proof of a gladiator fighting a lion – and losing

Bite marks from a Roman skeleton found in England have revealed the first physical evidence that gladiators fought with big cats. The results were not pretty
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Scientists analysed 8 million US speeches – and uncovered a surprising trend

Machine learning has revealed how US political rhetoric shifted from evidence to emotion over the past 140 years
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Long-lost land bridge may finally explain how – and where – humans migrated out of Africa

The ancestors of humans, elephants and giraffes were shaped by hot rocks bubbling up from the Earth's mantle
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Lyrids meteor shower tonight: How and when to see the ancient fireball display

Prepare to be dazzled as the Lyrids light up the sky for the next few days
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Something strange is happening to Earth’s rotation. Now we know why

Earth is wobbling more than it should. Scientists say massive water losses are to blame
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Here’s the truth about your ‘digital dementia’ risk

New analysis shows that technology might provide cognitive benefits, despite bad press
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Sunscreen might have helped early humans outlive Neanderthals

In a time when auroras danced over most of the Earth and the sun’s rays were more powerful than today, sunscreen may have been Homo sapiens’ secret weapon
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Even protein-rich vegan diets may fall short on key nutrients, study suggests

A bold new study has found that you could be getting enough protein – but not enough amino acids
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Simple walking hack could boost your heart health, study claims

Walking in this way could protect you from heart rhythm abnormalities, heart attacks and strokes
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Scientists trigger Yellowstone ‘earthquakes’ to probe volcano’s depths

They created vibrations deep in the ground at 110 different locations to uncover the secrets of the supervolcano
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This underrated nutrient could be key for healthy brain ageing

Many adults don’t get enough of a nutrient that could be crucial for preventing cognitive decline
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Scientists may have just solved one of space’s biggest mysteries

Why carbon-rich asteroids rarely reach the ground may hold the key to our cosmic origin story.
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Here's how the season you were conceived in could change your metabolism

How warm were your parents when they made you? It could impact how much brown fat you have
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Archaeologists uncover Maya ‘emotional wasteland’ littered with eerie skeletons

Archaeologists have uncovered a foreign altar buried deep in the heart of a Maya city – and the remains around it tell a chilling story
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Something really strange is happening to one of our closest galactic neighbours

A nearby galaxy is being shredded by gravity – and it could rewrite our cosmic history
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Simple diet hack is more effective than intermittent fasting diet, study claims

Going without pasta and bread a couple of times a week could be as good for your health as intermittent fasting
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Here's what your hearing could say about your heart failure risk

A new study suggests hearing loss could raise your risk of heart failure – and reveal early warning signs of trouble
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Facebook is still experimenting on you in really strange ways, research claims

Few people fully understand how social algorithms work – and it's having major consequences
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The end of balding: We may have just found the secret to hair regrowth

A new study could pave the way for future baldness treatments
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