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Arts and crafts seem to boost well-being more than employment

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Endangered skates saved from extinction by hatching in captivity

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Covid variant JN.1 may have become dominant due to just one mutation

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Modern fuel-efficient jets can cause more warming than older planes

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Rollkur: Are horses in equestrian sports being harmed by neck hyperflexion?

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A new title from James S. A. Corey is one of the best new sci-fi books of August 2024

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The sun could capture rogue planets from 3.8 light years away

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AI can reveal what’s on your screen via signals leaking from cables

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Universe’s missing matter may be explained by galaxies leaking gas

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Covid-19 hit women harder than men in India, unlike most of the world

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