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Experimental weight loss pill seems to be more potent than Ozempic

An oral weight loss drug could help people with obesity who dislike needles Kseniya Ovchinnikova/Getty Images An experimental pill looks set to cause more weight

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Worm-like caecilian produces a kind of milk for its hatchlings

A female ringed caecilian with its young Carlos Jared A worm-like creature secretes a nutritious milk from its rear end to feed its hatchlings, in

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Light and sound therapy for Alzheimer’s may also prevent ‘chemo brain’

Some cancer treatments cause what is known as chemo brain, generally defined as memory and concentration problems Wangbar/Alamy An experimental treatment for Alzheimer’s disease that

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Jupiter’s stormy surface replicated in lab

Vortices on Jupiter, captured by NASA’s Juno mission in 2022 NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Brian Swift Stunning patterns in Jupiter’s atmosphere have been replicated more accurately than ever before

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Bumblebees show each other how to solve complex puzzles

Puzzles that bumblebees cannot solve on their own can be cracked with help from another bee, adding to research on the transmission of culture among

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Weird floating crystals can stop stars ageing for billions of years

Some massive white dwarf stars seem to stop ageing for billions of years. Now we may know why NASA, ESA, P. McGill (Univ. of California,

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The Story of Earth’s Climate review: 25 discoveries tell tangled tale

Once the first life took hold on Earth, it started influencing the climate Shutterstock/Silvae The Story of Earth’s Climate in 25 DiscoveriesDonald R. Prothero (Columbia

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The world just experienced the hottest February on record

Chile experienced a severe wildfire earlier this year ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy The planet just experienced the hottest February on record, with global average

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Ukraine may have been first part of Europe colonised by early humans

Korolevo quarry in Ukraine, one of the oldest hominin sites in Europe Roman Garba Molecular dating has revealed that an area in Ukraine was occupied

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Microplastics linked to a greater risk of heart attack and stroke

Microplastic particles have been linked to heart disease Vitalii Rud/iStockphoto/Getty Images People with artery plaques containing microplastics are more likely to have a heart attack