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What the science says about how to get active (and make it stick)
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Revisited: Weight of the world, the climate scientists who hold out hope
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Weight of the world revisited: the climate scientists who copped it
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Jan 3, 202442:28pending
Revisited: Weight of the world – the climate scientists who saw the crisis comin...
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Best of 2023, Killing the Skydancer: episode three, An Open Secret
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Dec 28, 202327:15pending
Best of 2023, Killing the Skydancer: episode two, The Perfect Crime
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Dec 27, 202327:09pending
Best of 2023: Killing the Skydancer episode one, Susie’s chicks
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Dec 26, 202322:11pending
All the buzz and no hangover? The next generation of alcohol-free drinks
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Dec 21, 202319:59pending
Can machines ever be like us? Prof Michael Wooldridge on the future of AI
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Dec 19, 202319:48pending
Cop28: what just happened?
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Dec 13, 202313:49pending
The incredible world of animal perception, and what it can teach us
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Dec 12, 202318:13pending
All the drama from the first week of Cop28
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Dec 7, 202316:42pending
Why are we still struggling to get contraception right?
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Dec 5, 202316:45pending
Everything you need to know about Cop28 as the summit begins
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Nov 30, 202316:09pending
Weight of the world – the climate scientists who saw the crisis coming
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Nov 28, 202336:52pending
What have we learned from the James Webb space telescope so far?
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Nov 23, 202315:31pending
Superyachts and private jets: the carbon impact of the ‘polluter elite’
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Nov 21, 202318:57pending
The mysteries of volcanoes: what’s going on beneath the ground in Iceland?
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Nov 16, 202318:11pending
CBD: what’s the science behind the wellness trend?
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Nov 14, 202314:16pending
Why is the Amazon rainforest drying up?
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Nov 9, 202316:49pending
Understanding the science of addiction
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Nov 7, 202316:59pending
Nuclear fusion, new drugs, better batteries: how AI will transform science
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Nov 2, 202318:06pending
What could near-death experiences teach us about life, death and consciousness?
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Oct 31, 202316:05pending
Black holes, but backwards: unlocking the mysteries of white holes
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Oct 26, 202321:31pending
‘We’ve lost control’: what happens when the west Antarctic ice sheet melts?
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Oct 24, 202315:27pending
Could AI help diagnose schizophrenia?
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Oct 19, 202315:38pending
Scarier than lions: how fear of ‘super predator’ humans is shaping the animal ki...
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Oct 17, 202315:44pending
Inside the UK’s first gaming disorder clinic
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Oct 12, 202320:23pending
What’s really going on with Paris’s bedbug crisis?
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Oct 10, 202319:01pending
All the news and science from the Nobel Prizes
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Oct 5, 202320:59pending
Everything you need to know about the menopause
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Oct 3, 202320:48pending
Could we end migraines for good?
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Sep 28, 202316:40pending
Deja vu’s lesser-known opposite: why do we experience jamais vu?
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Sep 26, 202315:00pending
The mystery of Europe’s heat death hotspot
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Sep 21, 202315:05pending
Will our bees survive the Asian hornet invasion?
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Sep 19, 202317:06pending
Should American bully XLs be banned?
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Sep 14, 202319:28pending
Teen mental health and social media: what does the evidence tell us?
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Sep 12, 202319:09pending
First African climate summit: can development and climate action coexist?
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Sep 7, 202319:14pending
Everything you need to know about the new Covid variant
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Sep 5, 202315:49pending
Why are scientists so excited about the vagus nerve? – podcast
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Aug 31, 202312:33pending
Iris scans: proof of our humanity in an AI future, or marketing gimmick?
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Aug 29, 202317:43pending
The Y chromosome has finally been sequenced: here’s why it matters
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Aug 24, 202317:22pending
Apple cider vinegar gummies: what’s the science behind the weight loss trend?
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Aug 22, 202315:34pending
Killing the Skydancer: episode three, An Open Secret
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Aug 17, 202326:38pending
Killing the Skydancer: episode two, The Perfect Crime
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Aug 16, 202326:29pending
Killing the Skydancer: episode one, Susie’s Chicks
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Aug 15, 202321:39pending
Summer picks: are we any closer to understanding long Covid?
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Aug 10, 202317:27pending
Summer picks: should we ban artificial grass?
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Aug 8, 202315:08pending
Summer picks: could the multiverse be real?
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Aug 3, 202318:51pending
Summer picks: what’s the reality behind the ‘Love Island smile’?
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Aug 1, 202312:21pending
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