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'It's rigged': The dirty secret behind what IQ scores really measure

Besides being next to useless for actually measuring intelligence, here's why we should kill IQ scores for good
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Did plants have a Black Death too?

We all know what the plague did to us humans, but how did the natural world fare?
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A robot kicks another robot during a kickboxing match at the World Humanoid Robot Games

Robots just held their own (very chaotic) athletic games. And the footage is jaw-dropping

Athlete-bots compete at the second World Humanoid Robot Games
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Smallpox virus

Why do we keep smallpox in a lab?

The disease we wiped out but refuse to destroy
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8 surprising habits that are adding years to your biological age

New research is revealing things that might be reducing your lifespan. Here's what to look out for
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Anti-ageing pills are real, and some of us are taking them without knowing it © Magic Torch

Anti-ageing pills are real, and some of us are taking them without knowing it

Eternal youth is the stuff of religion and mythology, but what if we could just have a bit more of it? What if there was a pill that could slow down the ravages of time, so that you could feel younger for longer. It sounds like snake oil, but there’s a growing body of research that’s betting on making it a reality.
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I built an elite sim racing setup without breaking the bank. Here’s how

Time to hit the track
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How the new generation of GLP-1s will change weight loss forever

Pharma companies are racing forward with their even more revolutionary successors
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The AI experts behind this adorable robot say it's not a pet substitute. It's much more

Now you can feel like a witch or wizard with your very own Familiar!
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Is bad luck actually random?

Bad luck if you thought it was real
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The oval shapped LSST camera in the vera rubin telescope is spinning, captured with a slow shutter, this leaves a trail of yellow and orange lights with the starry night sky seen above it.

The world’s largest camera has taken its most mind-blowing images yet

One year in, the Vera C Rubin Observatory is already changing astronomy forever
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What your calf muscles can reveal about your heart health

A ‘second heart’ is located below your knees, and you need to get it pumping
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What happens to my clothes after I donate them to charity?

Maybe just repair that damaged jacket
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'A mass psychogenic illness': How the placebo effect's evil twin is spreading faster than ever

The 'nocebo' can render medical interventions ineffective, conjure up adverse side effects or even lead to real symptoms getting worse
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The dementia vaccine some of us are taking without realising

The evidence has been quietly building for over a decade. Now experts can't ignore it
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Decades of research say eyewitness testimony can't be trusted. These scientists say otherwise

A group of psychologists believes they can re-establish the reliability of our recollections
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Exercise allergies are real. A doctor explains the signs to look for

Facial flushing, racing heart, fatigue – all normal byproducts of a high intensity training session. And, in rare cases, warning signs of something altogether more serious
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How weight-loss drugs could make junk foods healthier for everyone

Smaller portions, more nutrients – processed food is changing
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Three simple changes in middle age could give you 13 more years without dementia, study suggests

Making healthy choices in middle age could increase your cognitive health much later in life
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The planet Saturn

What really made Saturn's rings?

A collision between some of Saturn's many moons may have seeded the planet's most famous feature
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How can I improve my memory?

Science just traced the issue back to a surprising source
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How much good will an extra 10 minutes of sleep do?

Just 10 more minutes...
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Experts are finally learning what power does to the brain – and it's not what anyone expected

Evidence suggests power, like alcohol, has a tangible effect on the brain. But are its impacts always negative?
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