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Physicists who are fans of pistachios have determined the exact size of container required to collect shell refuse most efficiently.
Physicists figured out the ideal container size for pistachio shells
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Your body is home to trillions of beneficial viruses crucial for a healthy microbiome. We may one day be able to tweak this "virome" to treat obesity and anxiety
The vital viruses that shape your microbiome and your health
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Humans evolved big brains to outcompete other hominins. Or so we thought. But recent fossil finds overturn this idea and point to a surprising new explanation.
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Social media assures us that we can grow a rose cutting in a raw potato. But you're better off sticking with tried and tested methods of rose propagation, says James Wong ⬇️
Why you shouldn't believe claims you can grow a rose in a potato
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Mobile weather labs are mapping the toll of extreme heat in scorching US cities. The maps will show how heat varies from street to street so cooling measures can be used where they are most needed.
Mobile weather labs map toll of extreme heat in scorching US cities
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When astronauts go on a spacewalk, their urine is collected by what is essentially a large diaper before being thrown away, and they have less than a litre of drinking water available - but a new kind of spacesuit could solve both issues
Astronauts could drink their own urine with water-recycling spacesuit
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What if we could vaccinate ourselves against old age? It may sound far-fetched, but vaccines that target diseases associated with ageing are beginning to show promise.
New anti-ageing vaccines promise to prevent diseases like Alzheimer's
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An eye-opening new book by psychologist Lucy Foulkes lifts the lid on the surprisingly rational strategies behind the risky behaviours of adolescence, finds Catherine de Lange
Why do teenagers take such risks? A new book has some answers
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Woolly mammoth DNA in an exceptional state of preservation has been obtained from 52,000-year-old freeze-dried 'jerky'. It’s even possible to reconstruct the 3D structure of the chromosomes, which may help efforts to resurrect the species.
Woolly mammoth DNA exceptionally preserved in freeze-dried 'jerky'
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