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Our big brains may have evolved because of placental sex hormones
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The prospectors hunting hydrogen along a US continental rift
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How a US agriculture agency became key in the fight against bird flu
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Meta’s AI memorised books verbatim – that could cost it billions
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US stops endorsing covid-19 shots for kids – are other vaccines next?
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Is ADHD on the rise? No – but that answer doesn’t tell the whole story
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Any wall can be turned into a camera to see around corners
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First evidence of ancient birds nesting above the Arctic circle
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