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Not quite a planet and not quite a star, the object remains unidentified

Major Stonehenge discovery deepens mystery around ancient monument

New findings suggest a key six-tonne stone came from over 450 miles north of the circle

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Balding has left researchers scratching their heads for decades. Could all that be about to change?

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3,500 years after she died, this Egyptian mummy is finally revealing her secrets

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Scientists warn oats are not a weight-loss superfood

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Hundreds of millions of years ago, the splitting of continents set off a chain reaction – with major consequences for the planet

This diet reverses your biological age in eight weeks, says study

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We might finally know how Egypt’s oldest pyramid was built

The technical knowledge of Egyptian architects once again exceeds expectations

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Free school meals are the bedrock of a better society

Unhealthy children tend to become unhealthy adults. But there’s a simple way to reduce the chances of that happening

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The starlight we can see tells us a lot about the Universe, but it’s the parts we can’t see that contain the biggest revelations

Bespoke birth control: tomorrow’s contraceptives could be tailored to you

Many women struggle to find contraception that precisely suits their needs. That may be about to change

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ECLIPSES ON DEMAND

The Proba-3 mission aims to unravel the mysteries of the Sun’s atmosphere by creating artificial eclipses. But achieving this feat means teaching two spacecraft to perform a complicated dance on a distant stage with an unprecedented level of precision

THE PILLS TO END AGEING

No longer the stuff of science fiction, affordable treatments that could slow, stop or even reverse your ageing are, thanks to new breakthroughs, less than a decade away… You might even be taking some of them already

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