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The 4 biggest myths about hydration, according to an expert

Should you really be drinking eight glasses of water a day? What about reaching for a sports drink after exercise? Physiologist Tamara Hew-Butler is here to bust these hydration myths and more.

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Thought-provoking photographs capture what it feels like to have ADHD

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Thought-provoking photographs capture what it feels like to have ADHD

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Physics

We need more radioactive drugs. Can we make them from nuclear waste?

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Life

Tobacco plant altered to produce five psychedelic drugs

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Environment

The Iran war is exposing the huge risks in our food system

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Environment

Will war in the Middle East accelerate the clean energy transition?

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Health

Why drug overdose deaths have suddenly plummeted in the US

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Environment

Is geothermal energy on the cusp of a worldwide renaissance?

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Health

Rapamycin can add years to your life, or none at all – it’s a lottery

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Humans

The untold story of our remarkable hands and how they made us human

The evolution of human hands is one of the most important – and overlooked – stories of our origin. Now, new fossil evidence is revealing their pivotal role

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Health

Your BMI can't tell you much about your health – here's what can

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Health

Moving inductions to early morning could shorten labour by 6 hours

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Health

Statins don't cause most of the side effects listed on their labels

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Humans

Why is childbirth so hard for humans – and is it getting even harder?

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