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Rocky point, Australia

Humans

The epic ocean journey that took Stone Age people to Australia

Some 65,000 years ago, early humans washed up on the lost continent of Sahul, which contained Australia. Now clues hint it was no accident but rather the first great maritime expedition

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Life

Inside the mission to stop killer asteroids from smashing into Earth

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Health

A radical idea suggests mental health conditions have a single cause

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Leaf with holes

Health

Trypophobia: Why a fear of holes is real 鈥� and may be on the rise

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Thwaites glacier

Environment

Antarctica’s doomsday glacier is melting. Can we save it in time?

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hands artwork

Physics

In the quantum realm, cause doesn鈥檛 necessarily come before effect

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virus artwork

Health

The zombie world of viruses could hold the key to evolution itself

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An Indian man helps his children to plant saplings as they take part in a tree planting campaign in New Delhi

Environment

Planting a trillion trees really can help us fight climate change

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Breathing exercise Pranayama

Health

How to breathe your way to better memory and sleep

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reading a book in a library

Health

Discover how to sit to dodge the dangers of inactivity

Inactivity is the new smoking and is linked to heart disease and cancer, but we can learn from kids and modern hunter-gatherers to make sitting less dangerous

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Health

Relaxing relieves stress. Here鈥檚 the best way to do it

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Health

Eating more slowly and dining with others can boost your health

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Health

Why walking your way to better health isn’t all about step counting

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Health

We tested the squatty potty to find the best toilet pose

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