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A giant meteor did double duty on Earth billions of years ago
Under the Radar Nutrients from the impact led to a "fertilizer bomb"
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Orkney's war on stoats
In the Spotlight A coordinated stoat cull on the Scottish islands has proved successful – and conservationists aren't slowing down
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Is Daylight Saving Time good for the climate?
Under the Radar Scientists are split over the potential environmental benefits of the hotly contested time change
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Some of Earth's oldest crust is disintegrating. No cause for alarm, folks.
Under the radar Even stable land is slowly changing
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'Halloween has been steadily succumbing to the chronically online'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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'We have witnessed firsthand how health and civics intersect'
Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Earth's carbon sinks are collapsing
Under the Radar Forests and soil are not operating as usual
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A Viking Age skeleton discovery could shed light on ancient DNA
In the Spotlight The 50 skeletons were 'exceptionally well-preserved'
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NASA's Europa Clipper blasts off, seeking an ocean
Speed Read The ship is headed toward Jupiter on a yearslong journey
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Humans are near peak life expectancy, study finds
Speed Read Unless there is a transformative breakthrough in medical science, people on average will reach the age of 87
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23andMe: will customers' DNA go up for sale?
Under The Radar Genetic testing company's financial woes creates concerns around personal data it holds
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Nasa mission to probe possibility of life on Europa
Speed Read Exploration of Jupiter's icy moon could reveal how common habitable environments are in the universe
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Is death a thing of the past?
Under The Radar Scientists discover multicellular life forms emerging from the cells of dead organisms, raising profound ethical questions
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Detailed map of fly's brain holds clues to human mind
Speed Read This remarkable fruit fly brain analysis will aid in future human brain research
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