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Do turmeric and curcumin have any actual health benefits?

A compound in turmeric called curcumin is sold in supplement form, but what are its benefits? SOLDATOOFF/Shutterstock As the temperature

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We’re becoming more individualistic and it’s affecting our love lives

Falling head over heels in love may be a thing of the past, according to science imageBROKER.com/Alamy Individualism – prioritising

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How a radical new view of life could reveal its origin – and aliens

Wherever you are reading this, look around you. Every living thing you can see – other people, pets, birds flying

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Women’s better memories may delay Alzheimer’s diagnosis by years

We’re learning more about how Alzheimer’s disease presents differently in men and women Maskot/Alamy Women tend to have more robust

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Can we harness quantum effects to create a new kind of healthcare?

If you have even a passing interest in your health, you can’t spend long on social media before the algorithm

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Shocking turtle photo reveals efforts to combat illegal wildlife trade

The winning photograph, Handprint on Sea Turtle by Britta Jaschinski Britta Jaschinski/Environmental​ Photography Award 2026 The illegal trade in live

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Vocal fry is more common in men, actually, find scientists

You may find vocal fry irritating, but don’t automatically attribute it to women Cavan Images / Alamy If you have

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Huge study of ancient British DNA reveals only minor Roman influence

Boudica led an uprising against the Romans in around AD 60, as depicted in this Victorian-era chromolithograph Popperfoto via Getty

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Fire is spreading in the Chernobyl exclusion zone after drone crash

A forest fire is burning in the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine Associated Press /

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The 50-year quest to create a quantum spin liquid may finally be over

For minerologists, a mine is an invitation. The earth has been broken open, its veins laid bare – and those