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The sweeping reorganisation of the brain in pregnancy, and why it matters

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Why is air turbulence getting worse?

The extraordinary promise of personalised cancer vaccines

What could a severe solar storm do to Earth, and are we prepared?

What’s behind the rapid rise of cancer in the under-50s?

The Guardian’s new podcast series about AI: Black Box – prologue

What apes can tell us about the origins of teasing

Retinol, acids and serums for kids? A dermatologist’s guide to age appropriate skincare

What happens now bird flu has reached the Antarctic?

Cop28: what just happened?

CBD: what’s the science behind the wellness trend?

Deja vu’s lesser-known opposite: why do we experience jamais vu?

Why are scientists so excited about the vagus nerve? – podcast

What’s at stake for the climate if Trump wins?

How the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs made ants into farmers

Is sleep perfectionism making us more exhausted?

What Milton and Helene reveal about the future of hurricanes

Could AI help fight conspiracy theories?

Everything you need to know about Covid this autumn

End of an era: Britain finally says goodbye to coal

Are the world’s oldest people really that old?

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Into the abyss beneath Greenland’s glaciers

The race to understand mpox

The arrest of Telegram’s founder, and what it means for social media

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Trophy hunting: can killing and conservation go hand in hand?

George Monbiot on the record jail terms given to Just Stop Oil activists

Is there any point in taking multivitamins?

Can the climate survive AI’s thirst for energy?

Golden rice: why has it been banned and what happens now?

In their prime: how trillions of cicadas pop up right on time

AI, algorithms and apps: can dating be boiled down to a science?

Backstabbing, bluffing and playing dead: has AI learned to deceive?

How much protein is too much?

Why are the world’s cities sinking?

The stream of plastic pollution: could a global treaty help us turn off the tap?

From birds, to cattle, to … us? Could bird flu be the next pandemic?

Who really wins if the Enhanced Games go ahead?

Soundscape ecology: a window into a disappearing world

The senior Swiss women who went to court over climate change, and won

Remembering physicist Peter Higgs

Horny tortoises and solar mysteries: what scientists can learn from a total eclipse

The science of ‘weird shit’: why we believe in fate, ghosts and conspiracy theories

Hypermobility: a blessing or a curse?

The virus that infects almost everyone, and its link to cancer and MS

Should forests have rights?

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Classic older child? What the science says about birth order and personality

The debilitating impact of tinnitus, and how a new app could help

How green are electric cars?

Mistakes, fakes, and a giant rat penis: why are so many science papers being retracted?

Nitazenes and xylazine: what’s behind the rise of dangerous synthetic drugs?

Why are we still waiting for a male contraceptive pill?

A fasting prime minister and a mind-reading billionaire: the week in science

Secrets of the microbiome: the skin

Secrets of the microbiome: the vagina

How to stop doomscrolling and reclaim your brain

Is guilt-free flying on the horizon?

Our science predictions for 2024

What the science says about how to get active (and make it stick)

All the buzz and no hangover? The next generation of alcohol-free drinks

Can machines ever be like us? Prof Michael Wooldridge on the future of AI

The incredible world of animal perception, and what it can teach us

All the drama from the first week of Cop28

Why are we still struggling to get contraception right?

Everything you need to know about Cop28 as the summit begins

What have we learned from the James Webb space telescope so far?

Superyachts and private jets: the carbon impact of the ‘polluter elite’

The mysteries of volcanoes: what’s going on beneath the ground in Iceland?

Why is the Amazon rainforest drying up?

Nuclear fusion, new drugs, better batteries: how AI will transform science

What could near-death experiences teach us about life, death and consciousness?

‘We’ve lost control’: what happens when the west Antarctic ice sheet melts?

Could AI help diagnose schizophrenia?

Scarier than lions: how fear of ‘super predator’ humans is shaping the animal kingdom

The mystery of Europe’s heat death hotspot

Will our bees survive the Asian hornet invasion?

Should American bully XLs be banned?

Teen mental health and social media: what does the evidence tell us?

First African climate summit: can development and climate action coexist?

Everything you need to know about the new Covid variant

Iris scans: proof of our humanity in an AI future, or marketing gimmick?

All the news and science from the 2024 Nobel prizes

Summer picks: what can our dogs teach us about obesity?

Secrets of ageing: how long could I live?

Secrets of ageing: what makes me age?

Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer: ‘The clock is ticking but the world will teach us what we need to do’

Hardwired to eat: what can our dogs teach us about obesity?

Secrets of the microbiome: the gut

Best of 2023, Killing the Skydancer: episode three, An Open Secret

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Black holes, but backwards: unlocking the mysteries of white holes

All the news and science from the Nobel Prizes

Everything you need to know about the menopause

Live episode: will AI make a good companion?

Revisited: Weight of the world, the climate scientists who hold out hope

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