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What Can We Do About Ultraprocessed Foods?

Alice Callahan, Knowable Magazine 27/09/2023

Researchers are figuring out the features of these foods...

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Was the Freak Storm That Devastated Libya a Glimpse of North Africa’s Future?

Mike Rogerson, Belkasem Alkaryani and Mahjoor Lone 26/09/2023

The destruction caused by Storm Daniel and subsequent floods...

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‘Eco-Friendly’ Straws Have Many ‘Forever Chemicals’, New Research Shows

Ovokeroye Abafe 25/09/2023

The presence of PFAS in plant-based straws could, at...

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What Would Signal Life on Another Planet?

Elise Cutts, Knowable Magazine 22/09/2023

Astronomers have long debated what kind of chemistry might...

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Dopamine Is Famously Linked to Mood and Pleasure − but That’s Not All

Kimberley Brown 21/09/2023

A brain scan. Photo: Flickr/Florey Institute CC BY NC...

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Do Spiders Dream? What About Cuttlefish? Bearded Dragons?

Carolyn Wilke, Knowable Magazine 12/09/2023

Researchers are finding signs of multiple phases of sleep...

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New Alzheimer’s Drugs Don’t Deserve the Hype – Here’s Why

Sebastian Walsh 11/09/2023

This isn’t the beginning of the end of Alzheimer’s,...