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A scene from NEXT EXIT, a Magnet release. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing.

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Next Exit film review: New tale of the afterlife takes a wrong turn

Two volunteers sign up for euthanasia to help a research project when evidence of consciousness after death emerges. The idea’s great, but the script could use a bit more life

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LELYSTAD, NETHERLANDS - APRIL 08: The remains of a deer are seen in the Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve on April 08, 2018 in Lelystad, Netherlands. Thousands of animals died during this winter due to overpopulation and a shortage of food. Animal activists feed the horses, deer and cattle by throwing hay over the fences despite a ban by the local authorities. Emotions are running high as many of the animals face starvation with Oostvaardersplassen's feeding policy for large grazers being heavily criticised. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)

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The surprising role death plays in the stability of ecosystems

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NHS ambulances at a hospital in London

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There are thousands more UK deaths than usual and we don’t know why

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OrganEx technology reverses certain deleterious effects of prolonged ischemia. Representative images of electrocardiogram tracings in the heart(top), immunostainings for albumin in the liver(middle),and actin in the kidney(bottom).The images on the left side represent the organs subjected to a control perfusion, while the images on the right represents the organs subjected to perfusion with theOrganEx technology. Tissue integrity and certain cellular functions have been restored by theOrganEx technology one hour after circulatory arrest.

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Blood substitute repairs damaged organs hours after heart stops

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A Navajo Nation police officer smooths dirt over the grave of a person who died of covid-19 in Tuba City, Arizona

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Life expectancy of Native American peoples falls 4.7 years since 2019

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A stock image of smoke and steam being emitted from an industrial plant

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Pollution killed 9 million people worldwide in 2019 alone

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Katharine Hepburn in the 1981 film On Golden Pond, for which she won Best Actress at the Oscars aged 74

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Oscar-winning actors live longer than unsuccessful nominees

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Mtoto oldest Africa burial

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78,000 year old human burial is oldest in Africa

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Ella Kissi-Debrah

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Landmark ruling says air pollution contributed to death of 9-year-old

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Physics might create a backdoor to an afterlife – but don't bank on it

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Physics might create a backdoor to an afterlife – but don't bank on it

Quantum information can never be destroyed, so some of the essence of you could live on after death – but it’s not going to help the physical you

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Ancient teenager buried with head poking out of strange Spanish grave

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Stone Age people were cremating their dead about 9000 years ago

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Fatal cardiac arrests could be hiding opioid overdose deaths in the US

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End-of-life medical decisions being rushed through due to coronavirus

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