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When the Brain Degenerates

Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia - what happens when our brain ceases to function?

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The Left Side of Life - Why Does Left-Handedness Exist?

The difference between right and left didn’t start with politics: it is present in nature and affects a long list of phenomena

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When the Earth Trembles

What causes earthquakes? Why can’t we predict them? And what can we learn from them?

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Evolution: A Matter of Chance?

The evolution of the human species is the result of a long sequence of random processes but that doesn’t mean we evolved by chance

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To Win the Nobel Prize Twice

Only three people had won two Nobel Prizes in science until Barry Sharpless did it again this year, with ground-breaking research in chemistry

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An Explosion of Life - The Cambrian

A rapid increase in life diversity on Earth occurred about half a billion years ago. How does it affect life today?

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How Did Scurvy Help the Sicilian Mafia?

The history of organized crime would have looked different if it weren't for citrus fruits

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Gender Conscious Medicine

For years, medicines are prescribed with no regard to physiological differences between the sexes