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Breast cancer cells seen under an SEM microscope © Getty Images

Artificial intelligence could lead to more accurate breast cancer diagnoses

Virtual reality shows potential as drug-free alternative to medication © Getty Images

Virtual reality shows potential as drug-free alternative to medication

Long term memory forming mechanism discovered in mice © Getty Images

Long-term memory forming mechanism discovered in mice

3D-printed Stonehenge model tests monument's acoustics © Andrew Brooks/University of Salford

3D-printed Stonehenge model tests monument’s acoustics

Collagen used as a bio-ink to 3D print heart (A researcher displays the pliability of a trileaf heart valve bioprinted in collagen © Carnegie Mellon University College of Engineering)

Collagen used as a bio-ink to 3D print heart

Why does time seem to go faster as we get older? © Getty Images

Staying socially active in middle age could help keep dementia at bay

A glowing swell shark. © David Gruber / iScience

Light shed on secrets of glow-in-the-dark sharks

Brain scans discover consciousness in coma patients © Alamy

Brain scans discover consciousness in coma patients

Chimps' working memory "similar to seven-year-old children" © Getty Images

Chimps’ working memory “similar to seven-year-old children”

Computer model may help to more accurately predict volcano eruptions © Getty Images

Computer model may help to more accurately predict volcano eruptions

Secret of the ‘immortal’ hydra’s regenerating ability uncovered © Getty Images

Secret of the ‘immortal’ hydra’s regenerating ability uncovered

Holiday snaps help scientists monitor wildlife © Megan Claase, Rafiq et al./ Current Biology, 2019

Holiday snaps help scientists monitor wildlife

Nervous about surgery? Soft music could be the new sedative © Getty Images

Nervous about surgery? Soft music could be the new sedative

Health tracking tattoos could help diabetics © Getty Images

Health tracking tattoos could help diabetics