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How rising seas transformed dry land into Venice lagoon | Europe

Venice is famed for being a floating city, but research shows the land it sits on once lay many miles inland. Dramatic changes in...

Would you pay to have the ‘best baby’? Liberal eugenics and the troubling quest for human perfection | Genetics

For a very long time, I dreamed of being cured. I was born in 1981. I learned to walk early enough, but I stumbled...

‘Maxxing’ is Dictionary.com’s word of the year: ‘It’s cooler than saying you’re doing more’ | Language

Maxxing is not a new concept. Dungeons and Dragons players have been “min-maxing” character stats for years; Will Smith was maxin’ and relaxin’ in...

Forbidden planet: was Pluto’s 2006 demotion a big mistake? | Astronomy

Twenty years ago, Pluto got demoted. After a vote by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in August 2006, Pluto was relegated from major planet...

Researchers find Britain’s 11th-century ‘Conquest Man’ was Scandinavian – but did he land with the Norman army? | North of England

One of the most consequential showdowns in the history of the British Isles, the Battle of Hastings is seen as the foundational event of...

‘So much fringe science’: RFK Jr’s advisers are pushing an extreme makeover in autism research | Autism

Autism groups and researchers have reacted with alarm to a federal research roadmap drawn up by advisers handpicked by the US health secretary, Robert...

How to spot a psychopath: ‘It’s like the difference between a domestic cat and a wild cat’ | Psychology

The classic checklist for psychopathy was developed in 1980 by Prof Robert Hare, who is still the recognised giant of the territory. The 20...

Shingles vaccine linked to lower risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds | Medical research

The current shingles vaccine appears to significantly lower the risk of heart attack and stroke, according to scientists who say it could help prevent...

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