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Health

A common low-calorie sweetener raises the risk of blood clotting

A small study found that the sugar substitute erythritol makes blood more susceptible to clotting, which can raise the risk of heart attack and stroke

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Life

A surprisingly wide range of bacteria live inside microwaves

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Space

Two NASA astronauts may be stuck on the space station until February

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Life

Leeches use their whole bodies to entomb and eat ultra-fast worms

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Space

Could Mars become habitable with the help of glitter-like iron rods?

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Life

Bird deaths from building strikes may be double past estimates

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Mind

Conspiracy theorists may not really believe their outlandish ideas

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Life

Racehorse success may depend on their gut microbiome in early life

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Environment

Modern fuel-efficient jets can cause more warming than older planes

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Life

Sea lion cameras record amazing predator’s view of the ocean

Eight Australian sea lions were fitted with cameras and trackers to capture unprecedented insights into their behaviour and the marine habitats where they hunt

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Technology

Can AI chatbots be reined in by a legal duty to tell the truth?

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Environment

Amazon soil may store billions more tonnes of carbon than once thought

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Space

Strange planets could be forming inside dying stars

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Humans

Hobbit hominins from Indonesia may have had even smaller ancestors

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