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Nine profiles of neurodiverse people reveal rich and creative worlds
From a police detective to an orthopaedic surgeon, Daniel Tammet shows that there is no such thing as a single neurodiverse experience in his book, Nine Minds: Inner lives on the spectrum
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What happens at a black hole's edge? It depends on your perspective
To find out what happens at the centre of a black hole, we may need to consider its event horizon - and think about where we're looking from, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
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How a spot of coral cosplay helped put marine pollution on the map
Feedback is amused that marine researchers worried about microplastics dressed up as coral polyps and a Greek sea goddess to visit a Comic-Con. Their awareness-raising went down a storm
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Ants are incredible navigators - let's celebrate their brilliance
Ants and other insects are capable of astounding navigational feats. Perhaps an appreciation of this could aid conservation efforts, says Robert Barrie
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A skilful primer makes sense of the mathematics beneath AI's hood
Anil Ananthaswamy's Why Machines Learn: The elegant maths behind modern AI explores the mechanics of the AI revolution, but doesn't examine its ethics
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We're ignoring easy ways to encourage children to be physically active
Events like the Olympics and Paralympics can be inspiring. But to get more kids moving, we need to address the "enjoyment gap" by shifting the emphasis from competitive sport to activity and play
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How much exercise do children really need – and what type?
Better fitness in children is linked to better cognition and health in later life, but the majority in the US and UK don't get nearly enough. Here's what parents can do
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Jurassic fossils show modern mammals grow faster than ancient ones
The 166-million-year-old fossils of an adult and a juvenile of the same extinct mammal species reveal that they had longer "childhoods" and lifespans than similar species today
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Trees have an extra climate benefit thanks to methane-eating microbes
Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is converted to CO2 by microbes in tree bark, meaning trees are even better for the climate than we thought
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How fast do we get out of shape and is there a way to slow the loss?
When we take a break from exercise, it can feel like we quickly go back to square one. But this isn't the case, and there are various ways to minimise the decline
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We may finally know how the placebo effect relieves pain
A brain circuit discovered in mice could explain why placebo treatments ease pain in people
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How to use psychology to hack your mind and fall in love with exercise
If the idea of exercise is more attractive than the reality, you aren't alone. But there are ways to train your motivation and develop better habits
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Moon bases will need to be 3 metres underground to avoid radiation
To keep long-term moon residents safe from harmful radiation, lunar bases will need to be built several metres under the surface or inside caves or lava tubes
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AI can predict tipping points for systems from forests to power grids
Combining two neural networks has helped researchers predict potentially disastrous collapses in complex systems, such as financial crashes or power blackouts
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Komodo dragons have teeth capped with a layer of iron
An orange layer on the tips of Komodo dragons’ teeth may give the enamel extra strength for ripping apart their prey
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Collision between boat and basking shark captured by camera tag
Researchers are calling for greater protection for basking sharks after a camera on a tagged shark recorded a collision for the first time
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Neanderthal cooking skills put to the test with birds and stone tools
In an effort to understand ancient Neanderthal food preparation techniques, researchers butchered five wild birds using flint stone tools and roasted them
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Physicists may now have a way to make element 120 – the heaviest ever
A method that helped create two atoms of the rare, super-heavy element livermorium may pave the way towards making the hypothetical element 120
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Could we set Uranus on fire to steal its hidden diamonds?
It would be tricky to burn away the outer layers of Uranus, but doing so could reveal a possible stash of gems – in this episode of Dead Planets Society, the hosts reveal a relatively simpler technique to rob the ice giant
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Can solar panels designed for space boost clean energy on Earth?
Efficient solar panels have helped make solar power the cheapest form of energy on the planet, and new designs based on space-age technology are going further
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