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    Perfume bottle and child’s necklace among treasures found in Pompeii wardrobe

    Archaeologists uncover jewellery, cosmetics and coins in cabinet sealed since eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79
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    Editorial
    The Guardian view on 50 years of The Selfish Gene: flawed, outdated, yet still a model of truly popular science writing

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    Birds
    Migrating seabirds face a surprising problem: jet lag

  • NASA astronaut Anil Menon and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Joshua Kutryk perform spacewalk to install and deploy an International Space Station Roll-Out Solar Array (IROSA).

    Space
    Astronauts step out of the ISS for spacewalk

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    Terrawatch
    How rising seas transformed dry land into Venice lagoon

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    ‘It’s a theatre and we’re pawns’: taking the stand as an expert witness – podcast

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    Explainer
    ‘Ferritin face’: are social media claims about iron deficiency fact – or fiction?

  • Vladimir Putin, wearing an earpiece and dark suit, glances sideways with a serious expression

    Putin hails Elon Musk’s ‘genius’ amid plans for Russian version of Starlink

  • A crude map showing countries affected by active Ebola outbreaks at the headquarters of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in Abuja, with Nigeria, DRC among others in red.

    Africa’s ‘unprecedented’ Ebola outbreak could reach UK, says top health official

  • A mounted Nanotyrannus skeleton with jaws open stands displayed in Sotheby's lobby

    Rare Nanotyrannus skeleton sells for $47.3m at New York auction

  • Gloved hands hold a wrapped baby monkey with a green cloth toy near medical equipment

    Peta releases video showing experiments on infant monkeys at University of Washington

  • Kojo Koram

    The UK’s legal cannabis market is booming – so why can’t this talented artist get any to treat his epilepsy?

    Kojo Koram
  • Antiviral comp on seed oils

    Are seed oils unhealthy? Why are so many influencers speaking out against them?

    Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz
  • Graham Readfearn

    The Australian reports ‘widespread errors’ in BoM temperature data. Where is the evidence for those big claims?

    Graham Readfearn
  • Devi Sridhar

    Can AI really predict cancer survival better than a doctor? I have my doubts

    Devi Sridhar
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    Science Weekly

    Perimenopause is everywhere. How do you know if you’re in it? – podcast

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    Science Weekly

    Elizabeth Holmes is back in the spotlight: why can’t we look away? – podcast

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    Science Weekly

    ‘These risks are real’: the threat of AI bioweapons – podcast

    Podcast15:33

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