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This award-winning microscopy image used AI — igniting controversy in a prestigious competition

AI ‘speech clock’ assesses how fast you’re ageing from your voice

The ‘missed disease’ that affects 190 million: endometriosis drug shows early promise

Sugar-rich foods exacerbate antibiotic-induced microbiome disruption

Daily briefing: How to save corals from the El Niño

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Can pancreatic cancer be stopped in its tracks? Radical tactic raises hopes

Sign of the times: AI lingo muscles into esteemed dictionary

The ‘missed disease’ that affects 190 million: endometriosis drug shows early promise

Gaze into the cosmos and through the eyes of a bee — September’s best science images

Battle of the Anthropocene: allegations re-ignite row over proposed geologic epoch

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This award-winning microscopy image used AI — igniting controversy in a prestigious competition

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Harmful tau spreads like self-propagating prion proteins

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The cost of lost labour on a warming planet

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