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What actually makes somebody cool?

It's not your clothes, or about how many books you've read, here's the important measure.
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Why do cats prefer to sleep on their left?

A catnap is a one-sided experience, according to science
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The best way to come off weight-loss drugs without regaining fat

How to outsmart biology after the injections stop
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Here’s what your poop actually says about your health

Wait, don’t flush! By looking at the clues in your loo, experts think you can learn about your health
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Scientists could soon use giant fire tornadoes to clean up our oceans

Sometimes, the craziest ideas just happen to be the best
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Some (very weird) weapons are being launched in space. And that's only the beginning

From lasers to space planes, the battle for space is already underway – and everyone wants to win it
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Something very strange is happening under Greenland’s ice

A scientist described the phenomenon as “like a pot of boiling pasta”
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An aardvark in the wild

How aardvarks are built to eat 50,000 ants a night

Late-night munchies taking on a completely new meaning
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These (adorable) seal pups chat just like humans – accents included

They're seal-iously good conversationalists
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These underwater ‘panda skeletons’ are seriously puzzling experts

A truly unusual find discovered in Japanese coral reefs, these strange creatures were granted their own species
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Does the mimicking diet work?

Live a better, healthier life, and keep disease away with these diet tips
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A man carrying a weight around his neck at the gym

The one exercise hack that could finally help fat loss stick

Put the weight on to get that extra weight off
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The one personality trait that could help your brain stay decades younger

Scientists studying remarkably sharp 80-year-olds have spotted a common thread
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Birdwatching could help slow ageing, breakthrough study finds

It turns out being bird-brained could actually be the ultimate goal for your cognitive health
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Should I start visiting an infrared sauna? Is it safe?

It's a fad, but it might just be a fad with some major health benefits
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How can I be more persuasive?

Don't get argumentative, get smarter with your points to win someone over.
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'I don’t think it’s that weird': Hannah Fry on getting uncomfortably close with AI

We speak to Prof Hannah Fry about the human impacts of artificial intelligence, from AI therapists to lovers, agents and tutors
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The 6 biggest questions about adult ADHD, answered by a neuroscientist

ADHD diagnosis has risen in recent years, particularly among adults. But we need to improve how we view and treat it.
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Are board games good for the brain?

Lower dementia risk and live a better quality of life with an occasional round of Monopoly.
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How to boost your metabolism: 5 surprising ways to speed up fat loss

Ready to welcome a leaner, healthier you? It's time for a metabolic makeover. With a few simple, research-backed changes, you can supercharge your body's calorie-burning.
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Woman walking up hill wearing an exo-skeleton

This cutting-edge exoskeleton got me up a mountain I had no chance of climbing alone

A little robot enhancement made country walking a breeze on my knees
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Feet on bathroom scale

How much weight fluctuation is normal?

And how to do it right
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A car with the wings of a plane attached flying above the ground.

Has anyone been killed by their own inventions?

Dumb ways to die: inventor edition.
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Man with a briefcase of money flying through air with a like button for a hand

You could get paid for everything you’ve ever posted online, says scientist

A hypothetical – but possible – economic compensation model could pay online users back for their contribution to AI, says a leading computational scientist
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