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Why ageing doesn't have to mean years of poor health

A new measure of ageing says today's older people are the healthiest ever – keeping the trend going won't be easy, however

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Introvert, extravert, otrovert? There's a new personality type in town

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Introvert, extravert, otrovert? There's a new personality type in town

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A majestic oak tree seen from the base, its thick trunk covered in moss and reaching up into a canopy of vibrant green leaves. The branches spread wide against a bright sky.; Shutterstock ID 2527834681; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Trees have a microbiome inside them? This is both obvious and profound

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Blondet Eliot/ABACA/Shutterstock (15320742p) This photo taken on May 26, 2025, during a ministerial visit to Novo Nordisk factory in Chartres, France, shows medicines (injection solution and injection pen for Ozempic, Wegovy, etc...) on the production line. Illustration - Novo Nordisk Factory - Chartres, France - 26 May 2025

Health

We should consider testing Ozempic on healthy people

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2H2KWEA Big Bang to Present. Stages in the history of the Universe after the Big Bang. At 300, 000 years, matter and radiation decouple, and the Universe becomes transparent for the first time. The first galaxies form at around 300 million years after the Big Bang, but the exact time period is uncertain. At an age of 9 billion years the Solar System formed. Finally, 13.7 billion years after the Big Bang we arrive at the present day. The Universe is still expanding and evolving.

Physics

What happens to light's energy when it redshifts? It's complicated

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Could this be the way to get the world exercising?

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Could this be the way to get the world exercising?

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Space

New NASA head wants to build a nuclear reactor on the moon – but why?

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Mind

What are the best ways to improve your cognitive reserve?

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Mathematics

These centuries-old equations predict flowing fluid – until they don’t

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Why living in a volatile age may make our brains truly innovative

Mind

Why living in a volatile age may make our brains truly innovative

The unpredictability of our times isn't all bad, as it may help us think up some genuine new ideas, says Daniel Yon, author of A Trick of the Mind

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Technology

How invisibility cloaks could make us disappear – at least from AI

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Health

Let a breakthrough in measuring body clocks ease the ills of shiftwork

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Space

How to spot the Delta Aquariids meteor shower this month

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Mind

Tapping into the full power of music could transform our lives

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