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Humans

Nature, nurture, luck: Why you are more than just genes and upbringing

Your genes and environment play a big part in forming you, but there is an unexplored third element at play too: luck. The chance events that shape your brain in the womb may influence who you become as much as your genetics, and perhaps even more than the effect of parenting

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Physics

Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw confront the black hole information paradox

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Dogs holding green vegetables in their mouths

Environment

Vegan pet food: Can cats and dogs be happy and healthy without meat?

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A photograph of ex-NASA deputy administrator Lori Garver

Space

Lori Garver on why NASA is returning to the moon for the wrong reasons

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Space

NASA is planning a permanent moon base. What will it take to build it?

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Space

Why military forces see the moon as a new strategic priority

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Space

How should we regulate the firms planning to mine and sell moon rocks?

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Space

Return to the moon: Why are we restarting human lunar exploration now?

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Humans

Simple puzzles are revealing why humans are the only talking apes

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Physics

Quantum batteries: Strange technology that could provide instant power

By leveraging a bizarre property of quantum mechanics called entanglement, quantum batteries could theoretically recharge in a flash. Now, progress is being made towards making them a reality.

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Health

Beyond tired: Why fatigue sets in and how to tackle it

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Society

The Pope鈥檚 AI adviser on ensuring algorithms respect human dignity

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Life

Bears in your back yard 鈥� an excerpt from Mary Roach鈥檚 book 鈥楩uzz鈥�

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Humans

Who is Ancestor X? The biggest mystery in human evolution

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