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A pot containing medical marijuana

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Medical marijuana may be a salve for the US opioid epidemic

In US states where medical marijuana has been legalised, people seem to be switching from other prescribed drugs to cannabis as a treatment for pain

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Pregnant women in swimming pool

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Zika outbreak may have led to fewer births in Rio de Janeiro

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A replica of the skull of Homo naledi

Life

Mystery human species Homo naledi had tiny but advanced brain

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A table used for lethal injectoon

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Arkansas should halt execution spree and let its drugs expire

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Serena Williams

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How pregnancy could affect an elite athlete like Serena Williams

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Crayfish with one upside down on tank floor

Life

Drunken crayfish show that loneliness raises alcohol tolerance

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Models of brain activity

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Psychedelic drugs push the brain to a state never seen before

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Woman drinks mixture containing ayahuasca

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Psychedelic drug ayahuasca improves hard-to-treat depression

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A woman's face

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Creative people physically see and process the world differently

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humpbacks

Life

Drone spots humpback whales and orcas moving in on cloud of fish

Aerial photo shows mass of Atlantic herring that will soon be supper for humpback and killer whales in glowing water off the north Norway coast

Regulars

Earth

It’s not too late to save Great Barrier Reef from politicians

Analysis

Life

Make like a leaf: How copying photosynthesis can change society

Features

Life

Why the "bisexuality hormone" study is not as simple as it seems

Analysis

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People on ecstasy feel loved-up because MDMA boosts trust

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