SCIENCE

Hepatitis B vaccine linked with a lower risk of developing diabetes

Immunisation against hepatitis B is routinely offered across much of the worldMehmet Salih Guler / Getty Images The hepatitis B…

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Bespoke brain implant gives long-term relief from chronic pain

Deep brain stimulation is already used to treat Parkinson’s diseaseLiving Art Enterprises/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A brain implant that detects when…

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Ancient crocodile relative could have ripped dinosaurs apart

Artist’s illustration of the ancient reptile Kostensuchus atroxGabriel Diaz Yanten, CC-BY 4.0 An ancient crocodile relative that lived around 70…

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Antibiotics normally don’t increase the risk of autoimmune disorders

Antibiotic use can have knock-on effects on the immune systemUrbanImages/Alamy Children exposed to antibiotics in the womb or early in…

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We could get most metals for clean energy without opening new mines

Open-pit mining at Kennecott Copper Mine, also called Bingham Canyon Mine, in UtahWitold Skrypczak/Alamy The leftover ore discarded by US…

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Unprecedented Arctic heatwave melted 1 per cent of Svalbard’s ice

Svalbard saw record-breaking high temperatures in the summer of 2024Xinhua/Shutterstock During the summer of 2024, six weeks of record-smashing heat…

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It is impossible to build a practical quantum broadcaster

Can we broadcast quantum information?Weiquan Lin/Getty Images Sharing quantum information the same way we broadcast TV or radio programs may…

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DNA analysis reveals West African ancestry in early medieval England

The skeleton of a girl from Updown cemetary, who was found to have West African ancestryM George et al. Two…

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Oddly viscous stars could be impersonating black holes

Is that gravitational wave signal coming from a black hole, or something even stranger?titoOnz / Alamy Exotic viscous stars could…

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NHS talking therapies seem to be less effective for younger adults

NHS talking therapies give people access to science-based self-help interventions and psychotherapyGalina Zhigalova/Getty Images A type of psychotherapy available on…

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