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Accessed on 31 January 2019, 0245 UTC.
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LATEST
Vaping beats nicotine gum at helping people quit smoking
Black holes eat negative energy and vomit out huge powerful jets
Siberian cave reveals secrets of its mysterious Denisovan inhabitants
People are seeking sperm donors online, but are the risks worth it?
So far 2019 has set 33 records for heat, but none for cold
Genome sequencing could become a routine part of health care in the UK
IN DEPTH
We may finally know what causes Alzheimer’s – and how to stop it
Mind-reading implant can decode what your ears are hearing
Can scanning books really reveal if the US is becoming more tolerant?
Human or hybrid? The big debate over what a species really is
Should we rename some cancers to make them sound less scary?
COMMENT
What’s inside nothing? This laser will rip it up to find out
EDITOR’S CHOICE
The emptiness of space has a structure we could use to send messages
Exclusive: DNA solves Rudolf Hess doppelgänger conspiracy theory
Earth in 2050: This is what a world warmed by 1.5°C looks like
Our galaxy’s supermassive black hole may be spewing matter right at us
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- Mind-reading implant can decode what your ears are hearing
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