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DISCOVERIES

“I can’t wait to see what the veterinary

FAT CAN BURN ITSELF, SAY SCIENTISTS IN WEIGHT-LOSS BREAKTHROUGH

Initial trials indicate the body can be ‘tricked’ into turning calorie-storing white fat cells into calorie-burning beige

WHY TALKING TO ANIMALS COULD SOON BECOME A REALITY

Could artificial intelligence break through the language barrier between humans and animals?

SNACKING ON BABY CARROTS MAY IMPROVE HEART HEALTH

Tiny carrots, big benefits – eating baby carrots raises antioxidant levels and lowers inflammation, study finds

THE HUNT FOR DARK ENERGY INTENSIFIES AS SCIENTISTS CLOSE IN ON ‘CHAMELEON’ PARTICLE

ASTROPHYSICS

DECLINING POPULATIONS ARE NOT SIGNS OF ‘SPERMAGEDDON’, SAY EXPERTS

FERTILITY

MOST OF US HAVE A FIBRE DEFICIENCY AND IT COULD BE ACCELERATING OUR AGEING

NUTRITION

ALIEN ACTIVITY ON DISTANT PLANETS COULD BE SPOTTED BY THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE

SPACE

HUGE NEW HORNED DINOSAUR IS MOST ‘BIZARRE’ AND ORNATE YET

PALAEONTOLOGY

WORMS SURVIVE THE ANTARCTIC COLD THANKS TO ‘ANTIFREEZE’ MADE BY BACTERIA

MARINE BIOLOGY

THE BATTLE OVER WHETHER SLICED BREAD REALLY IS THE BEST THING

COMMENT

THE COSMIC FOSSIL HUNT THAT’S HELPING US SOLVE THE PARADOX AT THE HEART OF STAR FORMATION

COMMENT

THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE COULD BE THE KEY THAT UNLOCKS ANEW ERA IN WOMEN’S SPORT

COMMENT

Heatstroke: how to spot it and what you can do about it

REVIEW

The hidden health risks of squeezing yourself into shapewear… a doctor explains

Shapewear offers a quick route to a slimmer silhouette, but it could also cause you problems

WHY ARE BILLIONAIRES BUILDING EXTRAVAGANT DOOMSDAY BUNKERS?

PREPARE YOURSELF FOR TOMORROW

TOUGH TECH: THE HARDIEST GEAR FOR WHATEVER THE WEATHER BRINGS

Whether it's bad weather, rough terrain or just butter-fingered handling, gadgets designed for the great outdoors need to withstand a battering. Here are five top pieces of tech that’ll handle whatever you can throw at them…

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Our pick of the month’s smartest tech

WHAT DECIDES WHERE MY BODY FAT IS STORED?

THE BIG QUESTION

IS CLIMATE CHANGE MAKING TURBULENCE WORSE?

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

“BY 2050 PILOTS CAN EXPECT TO ENCOUNTER AT LEAST DOUBLE (PERHAPS EVEN TRIPLE) THE SEVERE TURBULENCE THAT THEY DO TODAY”

Meteorologists and aviation experts warn that turbulence will

IS IT TRUE YOU WEIGH LESS IN CANADA?

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THE PROBOSCIS MONKEY

NATURE’S WEIRDEST CREATURES

CAN I STOP MY PERIOD?

On average, a person with a womb will

WILL ARTIFICIAL GRAVITY EVER BE POSSIBLE?

Currently, all we can do is simulate the

COULD I BUILD A NUCLEAR REACTOR IN MY SHED?

Nuclear reactions are either fission (when an atomic

WHAT IS CALIMA?

Hot, dry winds carrying dust from the Sahara

WHY DO BIRDS FLY IN A V FORMATION?

The familiar V-shaped flight formation of geese and

SUMMER METEORS

ASTRONOMY FOR BEGINNERS

HOW DEADLY IS QUICKSAND?

For generations of kids raised on Scooby-Doo and

WHY DO CATS GET THE ZOOMIES AFTER POOPING?

Ah, the zoomies. There’s nothing quite like watching

WHY IS IT SO DIFFICULT TO REMEMBER OUR DREAMS?

Difficulty recalling dreams has been linked with various

WHAT IS THE STRONGEST INSECT ON EARTH?

And the gold medal goes to… the horned

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO A HUMAN BODY IN THE VACUUM OF SPACE?

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BEAT THE HEAT

Those summer nights are hotting up. Here’s how to sleep through them

A DANGEROUS NEW TREND

Orcas are big, powerful and intelligent animals. They’re also fierce predators, but have never been known to show aggression towards humans in the wild. A recent spate of what appear, at first glance, to be attacks on boats suggests that might be changing

SIGNS OF LIFE

If life exists elsewhere in the Solar System, one of the most likely places is Europa. That’s why NASA is preparing to launch the Clipper The ocean thought to exist beneath the icy surface of Jupiter’s moon might just mission: to see if the gas giant’s companion does harbour the conditions necessary for life – as we know it – to establish itself. indeed have the right stuff to host life

TOO HOT TO LIVE

THERE’S ANEW KIND OF EXTREME WEATHER SCORCHING THE PLANET. SOARING TEMPERATURES NOW GO HAND IN HAND WITH MONSTROUS HUMIDITY LEVELS, AND TOGETHER THEY CAN MAKE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE HUMAN BODY TO REGULATE ITS OWN TEMPERATURE. AS THE FREQUENCY OF THESE HUMID HEATWAVES INCREASES, SO DOES THE RISK TO HUMAN LIFE

WHAT ARE WE GETTING WRONG ABOUT ADULT ADHD?

Diagnoses of ADHD have risen in recent years, particularly among adults. But while we may be getting better at recognising the condition, we need to improve how we view and treat those with it