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How much of our personalities are fixed at birth?

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Magic mushrooms could help people quit smoking

By Rachel Nuwer

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Intelligence Revolution

Finding 'hidden sperm' in men deemed infertile

By Krupa Padhy

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Why AI companies want you to be afraid of them

By Thomas Germain

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Nine tips for beating seasonal allergies

By Amanda Ruggeri

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Chernobyl’s wildlife: Surviving in a poisoned land

By Chris Baraniuk

Earth

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The whale graveyards that transform the deep sea

By Katherine Latham

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The former Soviet reserve where snow leopards roam

By Michaela Strachan and India Latham

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The cities where you'll never see flight ads

By Isabella Kaminski

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The unseen force turning water to salt

By Ekpali Saint

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The eerie abandoned vehicles in Chernobyl's 'dead zone'

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The unusual ways Fijians predict when a cyclone is approaching

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Your bad habits are destroying your charging cables

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Dad brains: How fatherhood rewires the male mind

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Aspirin can reduce the risk of cancer - and we're starting to understand why

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AI chatbots could be making you stupider

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