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The astronomers living in a Bond villain lair

…so that at night the stars remain visible to the telescopes (Credit: P Horálek/ ESO)

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A collection of World Cup 2026 stickers fanned in someone's hands (Credit: Alamy)

How to complete the World Cup sticker book

By Kit Yates

An older woman with white hair and glasses smiles, while the hands of therapists writing notes surround her (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images)

Why you are never too old for therapy

By Giulia Mondaini

An aerial view of Sagrada Familia rising above the Barcelona skyline (Credit: Getty Images)

Engineering marvels of the world's tallest church

By Martha Henriques

Woman wearing headphones eats a salad (Credit: Getty Images)

Seven ways to trick yourself into eating better

By Melissa Hogenboom

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What blindside divorce tells us about modern love

By Molly Gorman

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Stevie the pangolin out foraging (Credit: Kelsey Skinner)

The world's most trafficked wild mammal

By Calistus Bosaletswe

Two Amazon mollies almost nose-to-nose in an aquarium (Credit: Manfred Schartl)

This fish has survived 100,000 years without males

By Florence Craig

A volcano with a white tip is seen surrounded by low-lying clouds. Forest is seen in the midground and foreground separated by a flatter region (Credit: Sofia Quaglia)

The real story of the Amazon's 'lost city'

By Sofia Quaglia

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The 1950s blunder causing mass allergies in Japan

By Nithin Coca

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Blueprint of a cure: The rare people who are invulnerable to HIV

Pets

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How to know if your pet has allergies

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The world's most trafficked wild mammal

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The Amazon's 'lost city' has been widely misunderstood. This is its true story

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This fish species survived 100,000 years without males. Scientists thought it should be long dead – but it's thriving

Psychology

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'A parallel world': The people lost in addictive daydreams

Environment

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The hidden dead zones spreading across the Baltic Sea floor

Simple Science

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