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REF results 2021: UK’s ‘world-leading’ research not confined to elite universities
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You Don’t Have to Quit Meat to Save the Planet—Just Eat Less
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Designer neurons offer new hope for treatment of Parkinson’s disease
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Space Won’t Be Safe Until the U.S. and China Can Cooperate
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Urban weather: Circular cities experience more rain than square or triangular ones
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