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Ice floes in Arctic Ocean (Credit: Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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The first nuclear sub under Arctic ice
By Richard Hollingham
Garbology is the science of sifting trash for insights (Credit: Getty Images)
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The revealing insights of 'garbology'
By Chris Baraniuk
A hot spring with a temperature of around 100C erupts from a fumerole on Dayoukeng volcano (Credit: Taiwan Volcano Observatory)
Future Planet
The hidden volcano beneath a city
By Dinah Gardner
Retrofitting homes with renewable energy is becoming more popular as gas prices rise. (Credit: Getty Images)
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How to save energy at home

By Chris Baraniuk

Family Tree

If a child has learned not to cry on waking, parents may mistakenly believe that she's slept through the night (Credit: Getty Images)
Family Tree

What happens when babies �?cry it out’

By Amanda Ruggeri

Tongue-tie, a genetic condition, is gaining attention from medical experts and families around the world (Credit: Getty Images)
Family Tree
How dangerous is tongue-tie?
By Kamala Thiagarajan
New kinds of families have changed how we think about parenting, and the relationships that matter (Credit: Gigi Kaeser / Love Makes a Family)
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The families who redefined parenting
By Sophie Hardach
Scientists are cracking the secrets of safe and healthy baby sleep (Getty Images)
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The biggest myths of baby sleep
By Amanda Ruggeri

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