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Health

Taller people may have a higher risk of nerve, skin and heart diseases

Your height is determined by both your genes and environment, but the genetic component may also increase your risk of a variety of diseases

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Fig. 2. Intensity and phase information of a simulated photonic toroidal vortex. a, Side view of three-dimensional iso-intensity profile of a photonic toroidal vortex. The colorful painting denotes the rotating spatiotemporal spiral phase ( ?r ,t ? ). The topological charge of the spiral phase is 1. The direction of local OAM density (jOAM) is marked with arrows. b, Front view of the iso-intensity profile of a photonic toroidal vortex

Physics

Whirlpools made of light can be twisted into the shape of a doughnut

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Leatherback Sea Turtle

Life

Baby leatherback turtles struggle to find the sea on dark nights

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Environment

Cutting air pollution could boost crop yields by up to 28 per cent

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DRMN7A BERN - JAN 22 2014: Zimmerwald observatoty is tracking sattelites with laser on January 22, 2014, Bern, Switzerland.

Physics

Aliens could send us interstellar quantum messages using X-rays

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Environment

Fast fashion desperately needs a major environmental makeover

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Life

Botanical gardens have a rich history, and still provide benefits now

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Space

How lessons learned from space exploration could feed the world

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Environment

UK government faces legal challenges over net-zero climate plan

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Quantum computer

Technology

Advanced quantum computer made available to the public for first time

A computer capable of achieving quantum advantage 鈥� a demonstration of supremacy over conventional machines 鈥� is the first that anyone can use over the internet

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Health

Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy cut by sharing doctors鈥� positive views

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Health

Ants trained to smell cancer chemicals in the urine of diseased mice

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Society

UK visa for top scientists was given to just one person in first year

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Life

Termites spread globally by crossing the oceans on driftwood rafts

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