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Octopuses fall for the rubber hand illusion just like us

Octopuses can be tricked into thinking that a fake arm is part of their body, suggesting they have a sense of body ownership similar to our own

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Should we preserve the pre-AI internet before it is contaminated?

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Space

Immortal stars could live forever by 'eating' dark matter

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Your chance of having a boy or girl may not be 50/50

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Exposure to microplastic makes animals want to eat it more

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2K6ERBY Flock of sheeps moving down the valley, French Alps, border with Switzerland

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Ranching and farming have eroded almost all the soil in the Alps

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Physics

Laws of quantum physics may rule out a universe that came before ours

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Obesity may come in 11 different types, each with their own cause

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Environment

Is it time to aim for 1.7°C as the new limit for global warming?

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Little red dot galaxies have now been found in our local universe

Small, compact galaxies seen in the early universe have puzzled astronomers – finding these unusual objects closer to home could provide hints about how they form

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AI demand could drive up US electricity bills – even if it fizzles

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The world is losing major ground in the fight against measles

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Billions of phones can detect and warn about nearby earthquakes

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Genetically tailored microbes could tweak our microbiomes

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