Civet coffee: The real chemistry behind this bizarre luxury drink
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The extraordinary influence of the lymphatic system on our health
I placed the cold, jade rolling pin under my cheekbone and gently glided it to the edge of my face.
Replacing sugar with artificial sweetener may help your gut microbiome
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‘Pregnancy test’ for skeletons could help reveal ancient mothers
The skeleton of a woman cradling a baby in her left arm, buried at an Anglo-Saxon cemetery in Scremby, UK
Physicists are uncovering when nature’s strongest force falters
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Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on molecular architecture
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Your happiness in life may not be U-shaped – here’s how it could vary
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Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas
Melting ice sheets in Antarctica will raise sea levels DurkTalsma/Getty Images Antarctica may have passed a climate tipping point of
Our brain ‘swivels’ to focus on sounds from different directions
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Did a star blow up and hit Earth 10 million years ago?
A supernova could have sent cosmic rays hurtling at Earth muratart/Shutterstock An exploding star may have sent cosmic shrapnel flying