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All the rage: women are furious – and repressing it can ruin our lives

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By 2021, women around the world were 6% angrier than men, a gap that widened during the pandemic. Dr Jennifer Cox says it is time to let it all out

Tuesday, Jul 2

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FDA approves second Alzheimer’s drug that can slow onset of disease

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Eli Lilly says Kisunla demonstrated ‘meaningful results’ for people showing early symptoms of the disease

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Ants can carry out life-saving amputations on injured nest mates, study shows

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Research on carpenter ants provides first example of a non-human animal severing limbs to curb infections

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The fossil finder: one man’s lifelong search for fragments of Britain’s Jurassic past – photo essay

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Richard Forrest has spent half a century combing beaches for ammonites and other fossils. Along the Dorset coast, the constant shift of earth, rocks and sand continually reveals fresh evidence of life millions of years ago

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‘Not just for fuddy-duddies’: interest in moths booming as species struggle

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A moth garden at Hampton Court Palace shows off plants that can be grown to help the insects, which are threatened by habitat loss

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Caroline Lucas on climate, culture wars, and 14 years as the only Green MP - podcast

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As she steps down as the Green party’s first, and so far only, MP, Caroline Lucas tells Madeleine Finlay what it’s been like as the sole Green voice in parliament for the past 14 years, her hopes for her party in Thursday’s UK general…

Monday, Jul 1

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Healthy childhood diet can ‘keep mind sharp into 70s’ and ward off dementia

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Study is first to track people at different time points in life and finds close link between nutrition and cognitive ability

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Bionic leg makes walking quicker and easier for amputees, trial shows

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Brain-controlled device results in more natural gait and improves stability on stairs and uneven terrain

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Scientists ignored 'gay' animals for years. When will we get over our human hang-ups about the natural world? | Elle Hunt

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Our selective engagement with nature stops humans from seeing animals clearly – and that’s not good for them or for us

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Chinese space rocket crashes into hillside after accidental launch – video

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A space rocket operated by a Chinese private company crashed and exploded into flames near a city on Sunday. It soared straight up into the air before losing power and falling back to earth, hitting nearby forested hills.

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Starwatch: a 2,600-year wait to see T Coronae Borealis explosion

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Light from the detonation, which will make the star visible without an aid, has been travelling through space all this time

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‘Weird and cool’: bilby genome sequence could help to save the species

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Bilbies have the biggest genome of any marsupial, which could be down to how it evolved its incredible sense of smell

Sunday, Jun 30

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Scientists find desert moss that can ‘survive on Mars’

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Moss that grows in Mojave desert and Antarctica may help establish life on the red planet, researchers say

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If you have a big tongue, do you have more taste buds?

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The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

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How a solo retreat helped trelight my creative fire

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It felt selfish, but at home I couldn’t finish a thought without being interrupted by my kids – so I packed my bags and headed to the coast

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Fifty years on, how Lucy, the mother of humanity, changed our understanding of evolution

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In 1974, the fossilised bones of Lucy, a 3.2 million-year-old hominin, were discovered in Ethiopia. How has this remarkable skeleton disproved Darwinian theory – and what links her to the Beatles?

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Coming of Age: How Adolescence Shapes Us by Lucy Foulkes review – deep dive into the teenage mind

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An academic psychologist’s insightful and compassionate study of adolescence is expertly presented, plotting out harmful as well as helpful transitions into adulthood

Saturday, Jun 29

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Great science, uncomfortable history: Sir Gustav Nossal and the long tail of eugenics

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Book says one of Australia’s most eminent scientists promoted discussion of eugenics in the 1960s and 70s, but not that he supported racist ideas – and researchers praise his thorough commitment to reconciliation and racial justice

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Closing the Stanford Internet Observatory will edge the US towards the end of democracy | John Naughton

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The organisation responsible for monitoring digital falsehoods is reportedly being wound down after pressure from Republicans and conspiracy theorists

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Perimenopause finally gets more attention – because there’s something in it for men | Arwa Mahdawi

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Celebrities have spoken up about their experiences – and Silicon Valley types learned ovaries may hold the key to long life

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‘Clearly, I have no rizz’: can a 60-year-old misanthrope polish up his pulling power?

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Love Islanders have it, daters want it and TikTok influencers will teach you how to get it – but rizz (a close cousin of charisma) is hard to fabricate

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Top scientists turning down UK jobs over ‘tax on talent’, says Wellcome boss

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Next government urged to lower upfront visa costs that are 17 times higher than international average

Keir Starmer’s most personal interview yet, the woman who gave birth to her granddaughter, and why do we have the dreams we do?– podcast

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Charlotte Edwardes interviews the Labour leader as he closes in on power, but who exactly is the man who wants to run Britain? Plus the extraordinary story of the woman who stepped in as a surrogate for her daughter’s baby, and Sam Pyrah…

Friday, Jun 28

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A game of few laughs? Sports psychologist says joy is England’s missing ingredient

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Lacklustre Euro 2024 performances may prompt faddish quick fixes but the real key to success may lie in replacing fear with the fun players felt as 10-year-olds

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Tobacco giant accused of ‘manipulating science’ to attract non-smokers

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Leaked documents from Philip Morris reveal ‘secret’ strategy to market its heated tobacco product IQOS

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‘Shaking it off’: the science of dad dancing – and why it’s good for you

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Viral video of Prince William prompts experts to laud benefits of men ‘communicating their hormones’, from lifting mood to boosting trust

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Week in wildlife – in pictures: geese on parade, a radioactive rhino and a lovestruck eagle

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The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

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Astronauts take cover as defunct Russian satellite splits into nearly 200 pieces

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The six US astronauts aboard International Space Station rush to their spacecrafts in case of emergency departure

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Poorer teen mental ability may almost treble risk of stroke before 50

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Early onset ischaemic stroke more likely to affect adolescents with low cognitive function, study finds