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How do we know what time it is... down to the nanosecond? (Credit: Getty Images)

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Our bodies are made up of a patchwork of different cells that make up our tissues and organs, but we have no idea what most of them do (Credit: Getty Images)
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How a cell atlas might change medicine

By Daniel Davis

Rural communities have helped protect endangered species such as pangolins in sacred groves across India (Credit: Alamy)
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How religion is saving species in India
By Kavitha Yarlagadda
Children with eczema, which causes skin to become dry, broken and itchy, are particularly vulnerable to developing a food allergy (Credit: Getty Images)
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The habits that help prevent allergies
By Isabelle Gerretsen
A vial of dried smallpox vaccination containing around 100 doses (Credit: Getty Images)
The Lost Index
The 83-year hunt for a vanished virus
By Zaria Gorvett
There is growing evidence that octopuses, and other creatures like them, are sentient. So what is it like to be an octopus? (Credit: Alamy)
Inner Space

Why octopuses probably have feelings

By Martha Henriques

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A girl surfs a wave at Freshwater Beach in Sydney, Australia (Credit: Lee Hulsman/Getty Images)
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Why childhood sunburns are so dangerous

By Jessica Mudditt

A mother breastfeeds her child during the "all for breastfeeding" festival in Bogota, Colombia (Credit: Daniel Garzon Herazo/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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The milk that changes every day
By Anna Turns
Children often form strong bonds with pets, but the benefits go even further, research suggests (Credit: Getty Images)
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How pets give your kids a brain boost
By Kelly Oakes
How do you deal with a child who misbehaves? (Getty Images)
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The truth about 'time out'
By Amanda Ruggeri

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