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Billions of phones can detect and warn about nearby earthquakes

Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone sensors to detect seismic shaking and alert those at risk

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Health

Genetically tailored microbes could tweak our microbiomes

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Technology

UK online safety law is going to change the way we use the internet

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Humans

Neanderthal groups had their own local food culture

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Health

Babies made using three people's DNA are free of hereditary disease

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Incredible images show a huge iceberg drifting dangerously close to the shore in Greenland this week. The towering structure has been edging closer to a harbour in Innaarsuit, where local authorities have issued warnings to the public. It is now near the Royal Greenland fish factory and the local food store, where people are being advised to take care when visiting.

Environment

Greenland village has close encounter with giant iceberg

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Two of five snow leopard cubs recently photographed in Mongolia

Life

Rare images capture snow leopard cubs in their dens

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Space

Simple device can produce water, oxygen and fuel from lunar soil

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Life

How human eggs stay fresh for decades

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Earth

Underwater volcanic brine pools could be home to extreme life forms

An expedition in the Red Sea found several brine pools that appear to be fed by underwater volcanoes, which may be home to microbes and animals with unique adaptations

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Earth

Ancient rocks show earliest evidence of tectonic activity on Earth

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Mind

Brain changes with eating disorders similar to those in OCD and autism

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Health

Why you shouldn't worry a nap will stop your child sleeping at night

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Mathematics

Complex knots can actually be easier to untie than simple ones

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