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The battle for darkness in Chile's Atacama Desert

(Credit: Yuri Beletsky (LCO)/ ESO)

Editor's Picks

An encrypted page from the Copiale cipher covered in handwritten symbols and letters (Credit: Beáta Megyesi)

Intelligence Revolution

The medieval secrets being revealed by AI

By Sandrine Ceurstemont

Sunlit clouds over Baltic Sea in Bornholm (Credit: Getty Images)

The 'dead zones' spreading across the Baltic Sea

By Mark Piesing

Three young girls playing in circle and pressing their hands together in a school sports hall (Credit: Getty Images)

Children need to move more. Here's how to help

By Melissa Hogenboom

A collage against a yellow background shows the head of an older man with a beard and glasses on a platform surrounded by red crown control ropes. Two arms of other people appear separately either side of him holding phones which are taking pictures (Credit: Getty Images/BBC/Serenity Strull)

The benefits of thinking about your legacy now

By Molly Gorman

A new wildlife tracking satellite aims to combat poaching in Africa (Credit: Sergio Izquierdo)

We can now track animal panic from space

By Matthew Ponsford

Earth

A black and white photograph of a man holding an upside down ox over his shoulder (Credit: Cherry Kearton)

The wildlife pioneer who inspired Attenborough

By Stephen Dowling

A fox looking to its right while standing in front of a Soviet era sign reading Pripyat 1970 (Credit: Getty Images)

Chernobyl’s wildlife: Surviving in a poisoned land

By Chris Baraniuk

Derelict Mil Mi-6 helicopter at Rassokha in 2006 (Credit: Phil Coomes/ BBC)

The abandoned vehicles in Chernobyl's 'dead zone'

By Stephen Dowling

A man walks along a row of bright green crops, towards tree covered hilltops (Credit: Frankie Adkins)

Bees and breadfruit: How Fijians predict cyclones

By Frankie Adkins

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A neuroscientist's guide to future-proofing your brain and thinking smarter in the 21st Century

World Cup

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World Cup history will be made on this grass. These scientists have spent decades perfecting it

Intelligence Revolution

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Bone is a wonder material. Scientists are defying physics to mimic it for longer-lasting hip replacements

Keeping Tabs

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Google's AI is being manipulated. The search giant is quietly fighting back

Earth

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Japan is gripped by mass allergies. A 1950s project is to blame

Science of Fitness

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Five minutes of exercise a day could help millions of people live longer

Health

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'A hidden blood pump': How chewing more boosts your brain

Mental health

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Ibogaine is a banned hallucinogenic drug. Scientists believe it can help veterans overcome PTSD

Keeping Tabs

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Trillions of miles of data: Your car is spying on you, and it's only just the beginning