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How foods mess with the medicines we take

Occasionally the food we eat can interfere with the way drugs are supposed to work. Now scientists are trying to harness these effects to boost the...

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Can you catch diseases from toilet seats?

As you sink down onto a toilet seat used by hundreds of other people the same day, you might be wondering: how long do pathogens survive in bathrooms?...

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The people learning to love a 'man-eating' monster

It's known for its deadly bite, but the Philippine crocodile – thought to be the rarest in the world – has a lot more to give than it gets credit...

04.08.2025 60

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What your snot can reveal about your health

Snot plays a powerful role in protecting us from disease – and its colour alone can provide insights into what's going on in our bodies. In Ancient...

10.07.2025 90

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Is this the end for Easter Island's moai statues?

Easter Island's famous moai statues are crumbling into the sea, forcing locals to face urgent decisions about how best to protect their heritage. In...

04.07.2025 90

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The world's first deep sea mining test 50 years on

Half a century after the world's first deep sea mining tests picked nodules from the seafloor off the US east coast, the damage has barely begun to...

12.05.2025 100

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The $1m cactus heist that led to a smuggler's downfall

After thousands of rare Chilean cacti were found in the house of an Italian collector, a years-long trial slowly unravelled how they got there – and...

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