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The weird truth about calories and why food labels get them so wrong

A new understanding of nutrition and how our bodies use calories from food explains why balancing diet and exercise is much more complicated than you might think

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Ageing is inevitable, but we may soon treat it like any other disease

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MORCAMBE, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 22: Despite inclement weather pensioners raise a happy smile as they perform the famously British dance of comedians Morcambe and Wise next to a statue of Eric Morcambe, at Morcambe Bayon June 22, 2006, in Morcambe, England. Confidence & Happiness specialist, Scientist Cliff Arnall from the University of Cardiff has identified June 23, 2006 as being the happiest day of the year. His calculations were based on outdoor activity, nature, social interaction, childhood summers, positive memories, temperature and holidays. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Life

Why the origins of life remain a mystery – and how we will crack it

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Humans

What is longtermism and why do its critics think it is dangerous?

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Physics

How we could discover quantum gravity without rebuilding space-time

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Emergence: The mysterious concept that holds the key to consciousness

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Mind

Why the mind-body connection is vital to understanding consciousness

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Humans

The mental tricks you can use in your lifelong pursuit of happiness

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Health

Why the causes of poor mental health may share a common root

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Why symmetry is so fundamental to our understanding of the universe

The symmetries of matter are deeper and stranger than they first appear, and they have driven many of the biggest breakthroughs in particle physics. But have we exhausted their usefulness?

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Technology

What is the AI alignment problem and how can it be solved?

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Physics

Why virtual particles don’t exist but do explain reality – for now

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To create a wormhole that doesn't collapse, you need exotic matter

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Earth

These bizarre lights in the sky hint at a way to predict earthquakes

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