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Humans

7 ways to tame your wandering mind and achieve better focus

Trying to focus but keep getting distracted? From mind-wandering to doodling, the simplest ways to stay on track are not what you expect

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Humans

How to daydream your way to better learning and concentration

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Earth

Odds on: Five scientific theories decided by wager

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Humans

Ready for anything: The best strategies to survive a disaster

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Health

Odds on: 10 science breakthroughs you can bet on

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Fukushima

Health

Fear is a killer: Nuclear expert reveals radiation’s real danger

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Life

Why be conscious: The improbable origins of our unique mind

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Environment

Lazarus species: Five cool animals we wrongly believed extinct

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Earth

Cutting through the smog: Is pollution getting worse?

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Earth

Cutting through the smog: How air pollution shortens your life

Don鈥檛 take alarming death toll numbers at face value 鈥� the noxious gases in the air won鈥檛 kill you outright, but they will cut your time on Earth

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Earth

Cutting through the smog: 5 ways to slash your pollution intake

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Earth

Cutting through the smog: What to do to fight air pollution

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Environment

Sweet salvation: Stopping orchids from being eaten to extinction

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Cutting through the smog: How air pollution shortens your life

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