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Life really does flash before our eyes at point of death, landmark study suggests

First-of-a-kind brain scans of dying person indicate they may have been making ‘last recall of life’, scientists say

How dangerous is Nasa’s plan to destroy the International Space Station?

Originally commissioned for a 15-year lifespan, the ISS is outliving all expectations, but eventually what went up will have to come down, writes Heather Muir

Treating wounds may not be uniquely human – chimpanzees do it too

Chimpanzees have been observed treating each other’s wounds, but what does this mean? Alexander Piel and Fiona Stewart explain

Asteroid which killed dinosaurs ‘struck Earth during spring’

Fossils of fish helped to show when the astroid might have hit

‘Altruistic’ magpies help each other remove tracking devices, leave scientists stunned

Scientists say they didn’t expect birds to target specific weakness and team up to get rid of device

Life really does flash before our eyes at point of death, landmark study suggests

First-of-a-kind brain scans of dying man indicate he may have been making ‘last recall of life’, scientists say

‘Black Death’ may not have killed half of Europe as previously believed, study finds

Parts of Poland, the Baltic countries, and central Spain may have experienced ‘much lighter touch’ of pandemic, research suggests

People infected with Omicron unlikely to catch BA.2 shortly afterward, study suggests

Reinfections of BA.2 disproportionately affect unvaccinated people, researchers say

Haskap berry can boost endurance runners’ performance by ‘game-changing’ levels, study says

Overall time of runners who consumed berry improved by 20 seconds, study finds

Why extra virgin olive oil is good for us

Numerous studies have shown that consuming olive oil can have many different benefits for our health, but why is this? Richard Hoffman explains

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