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A thin crystalline film of table sugar, or sucrose, captured in a polarised light micrograph KARL GAFF/SCIENCE...

Artificial sweeteners may have gut microbiome benefits Robert K. Chin/Alamy Using low-calorie sweeteners in place of sugar...

Did these cool creatures pull off the ultimate power play by domesticating themselves? Eman Kazemi/Alamy Cat Tales: A...

Stacking semiconductor transistors may help circumvent Moore’s law KAUST As chip manufacturers make their products ever-smaller, they...

Childhood hardships can leave their mark throughout life Ton Photograph/Getty Images People who experience severe hardship early...

Tens of thousands of preschool-aged children in the Gaza Strip haven’t had nearly enough to eat, putting...

“A government might start using its digital ID in more invasive ways than originally promised…” da-kuk/Getty Images...

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Gamma rays show up in surprisingly high concentrations in the centre of the Milky Way The centre...

People transgress. They get punished. They start cooperating. This basic intuition that people are rational, and so...