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Glow-in-the-dark plants to replace streetlights? Forget it

These succulent plants glow after being infused with phosphor particles that absorb and slowly release light Liu et al., Matter

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Antibiotics normally don’t increase the risk of autoimmune disorders

Antibiotic use can have knock-on effects on the immune system UrbanImages/Alamy Children exposed to antibiotics in the womb or early

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There might be a ‘Planet Y’ hiding in the outer solar system

Are there unseen planets in our solar system? Peter Jurik/Alamy Somewhere at the edge of the solar system a new

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Chronic inflammation messes with your mind. Here’s how to calm it

Golam Khandaker’s mother has had arthritis for as long as he can remember. She also lives with depression, and it

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It is impossible to build a practical quantum broadcaster

Can we broadcast quantum information? Weiquan Lin/Getty Images Sharing quantum information the same way we broadcast TV or radio programs

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Vanishing Y chromosomes seem to be driving heart disease in men

A human Y (right) and X chromosome seen with a scanning electron microscope POWER AND SYRED/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Men who

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Oddly viscous stars could be impersonating black holes

Is that gravitational wave signal coming from a black hole, or something even stranger? titoOnz / Alamy Exotic viscous stars

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Super-sticky hydrogel is 10 times stronger than other glues underwater

Researchers tested a sticky hydrogel by using it to glue a rubber duck to a rock in the ocean Hao

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Could we get quantum spookiness even without entanglement?

Light particles seem to exhibit quantum weirdness even when they aren’t entangled WLADIMIR BULGAR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Particles that don’t seem

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Mystery of the potato’s origins solved by genetics

Potato tubers are the result of an ancient hybridisation event Jackie Bale/Getty Images The humble potato, it turns out, is