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Cold-water swimming has benefits for the brain as well as the body

Mind

Cold-water swimming has benefits for the brain as well as the body

There is a growing body of research on the physical benefits of going for a dip in chilly water, but now researchers are starting to find that cold-water swimming may also be reshaping our brains for the better in lasting ways

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artwork of a section of the Kuiper Belt

Space

We’ve found an unexpected structure in the solar system’s Kuiper belt

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Women have supercharged immune systems and we now know why

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Women have supercharged immune systems and we now know why

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Environment

Australia is getting free electricity - will other countries follow?

Analysis

Environment

Solar energy is going to power the world much sooner than you think

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Space

A distant comet is forming new rings while we watch in real time

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Why everything you thought you knew about your immune system is wrong

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Why everything you thought you knew about your immune system is wrong

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Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi are announced as the winners of the 2025 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine by committee secretary general Thomas Perlmann

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Nobel prize for medicine goes to trio for work on immune tolerance

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Solar panels installed in wild brush land near Worcester, Western Cape, South Africa.

Environment

What made solar power the most desirable energy source on the planet?

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Why caring for your microbiome is crucial if you want to live to 100

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Why caring for your microbiome is crucial if you want to live to 100

Our friendly – and not so friendly – gut bacteria lie at the core of healthy ageing. Research is now revealing what it takes to maintain a youthful microbiome

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Good immune health may come at the expense of chronic inflammation

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Chemistry

Sun-powered device extracts lithium without wrecking the environment

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Environment

Why solar power is the only viable power source in the long run

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Antibiotics normally don’t increase the risk of autoimmune disorders

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