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Bizarre ghost particles are wreaking havoc with our sensitive technology

Neutrinos are difficult to detect, but they’re starting to show up in places where they’re not wanted.
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This deer-riding monkey could rewrite the story of evolution. Here’s why

New research suggests that cultural practices in the animal kingdom can develop across species boundaries.
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Human crowds act just like liquids, and we have the footage to prove it

When crowds reach a high density of people per square meter, ripple-like movements begin to form.
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Asteroid on Earth collision course could spark global winter, warn experts

Bennu, the near-Earth asteroid, is giving scientists reason for concern.
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New issue: The Bermuda Triangle of Space

Stories of spooky goings on pique our interest like nothing else, so there’s always a slight tinge of disappointment when science debunks them as fiction rather than fact. Case in point: the many yarns spun about the ‘Bermuda Triangle’. But truth is stranger than fiction. And although we’ve struck off one mysterious Bermuda Triangle, another – perhaps even stranger – one has risen to take its place: the South Atlantic Anomaly, or the so-called ‘Bermuda Triangle of Space’. Satellites and spacecraft risk being scrambled and pass through it at their peril, while astronauts avoid going on spacewalks when they’re anywhere near it. But what makes this orbital no-go zone so weird, is that it doesn’t stay put. It's been shifting from one place to another, and back again, over a very long time. So, what's behind this mysterious sinkhole that we have no control over?
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The 15 weirdest pictures of nature's smallest animals

Take a look at some of the most stunning insects from around the world.
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Vitamin D: How much your body actually needs (and how to get it)

The so-called sunshine vitamin keeps on beaming, with research showing a wide variety of health benefits. So why are so many people deficient?
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It’s time to change your relationship with dopamine

Going on a ‘dopamine detox’ probably isn’t going to boost your mood and focus.
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How mucus kept this air-breathing eel hidden from scientists for 30 years

The lungfish isn't like other fish... for one key reason.
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This one supplement could slow your biological age

A new study suggests taking omega-3 regularly could knock four months off your biological age
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