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Why do people get postnatal anxiety and how can we treat it?

The birth of a child is a happy time for most, but overwhelming anxiety can take hold for some parents. Why does this happen and what can we do about it?

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Why do people get postnatal anxiety and how can we treat it?

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Why tending your oral microbiome is the secret to a long, healthy life

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Have we found filaments of pure energy unleashed during the big bang?

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Hannah Ritchie: 'Eco-anxiety on its own is not that useful'

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Hannah Ritchie: 'Eco-anxiety on its own is not that useful'

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Do animals dream and if so, what about?

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Do animals dream and if so, what about?

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Test your brain with this fiendish set of museum-themed puzzles

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The unlikely extremophiles lurking in your kitchen

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The unlikely extremophiles lurking in your kitchen

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Captain Edward Kean stands on his boat in front of an iceberg in Bonavista Bay on June 29, 2019 in Newfoundland, Canada. - Iceberg water, considered pure, is now marketing for a unique sector of high-end products. "We are trying to target the niche market for healthy foods and products," says former fisherman Edward Kean, an iceberg hunter. For 20 years, he has been cruising the North Atlantic aboard his fishing boat to retrieve chunks of ice to melt and sell the water to local traders. Customers include manufacturers of vodka, cider, liquor, beer, cosmetics, but also companies that bottle water. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP) (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Arctic cowboys: Meet the people wrangling icebergs for drinking water

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The magnificent medieval map that made cartography into a science

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15 mind-bending scientific riddles to enjoy solving with your family

Mind

15 mind-bending scientific riddles to enjoy solving with your family

In 2028, a crystallographer will join an abolitionist and a fire god. Where are they? If you enjoy stretching your mental muscle, try this and 14 other cryptic puzzles for size

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Make these four classic cocktails and become a fluid dynamics expert

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Strange alien worlds suggest Earth could survive the death of the sun

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How to use 'flavour bridging' to cook a bizarre but tasty holiday meal

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How to use 'flavour bridging' to cook a bizarre but tasty holiday meal

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Mystery of the quantum lentils: Are legumes exchanging secret signals?

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Mystery of the quantum lentils: Are legumes exchanging secret signals?

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