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Physics

We need more radioactive drugs. Can we make them from nuclear waste?

The rise of a new generation of radiotherapies means we will soon need much greater quantities of radioactive atoms. That's why companies are scrambling to refine them from all manner of radioactive waste

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Life

Tobacco plant altered to produce five psychedelic drugs

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Environment

The Iran war is exposing the huge risks in our food system

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Environment

Will war in the Middle East accelerate the clean energy transition?

Analysis

Health

Why drug overdose deaths have suddenly plummeted in the US

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Environment

Is geothermal energy on the cusp of a worldwide renaissance?

Analysis

Health

Rapamycin can add years to your life, or none at all – it’s a lottery

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Humans

The untold story of our remarkable hands and how they made us human

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Your BMI can't tell you much about your health – here's what can

Health

Your BMI can't tell you much about your health – here's what can

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Health

Moving inductions to early morning could shorten labour by 6 hours

By matching uterine contractions up with the body’s natural circadian rhythms, inducing labour in the early morning is linked to shorter labour and fewer emergency C-sections

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Health

Statins don't cause most of the side effects listed on their labels

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Humans

Why is childbirth so hard for humans – and is it getting even harder?

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Life

Why did magic mushrooms evolve? We may finally have the answer

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Chemistry

A revolution in how we do chemistry: Best ideas of the century

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