Notes & Theories The Guardian's blog on scientific research and controversies, written by our reporters and guest contributors
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What's the weather like in space? A new mission seeks to find out Esa is launching a solar mission that could help forecast potentially catastrophic events
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E-cigarettes are still safer than smoking, scientists find Scare stories abound but the evidence remains consistent
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What Seinfeld can teach us about science Mićo Tatalović From micro pigs to the doping dangers of a poppy seed bagel, life may be imitating the US sitcom
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Can't stand the rain? How wet weather affects human behaviour Rainfall can affect our mood, our propensity to commit crime and how hungry we feel – but why?
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Is banning cage diving actually bad for sharks? Lauren Smith New Zealand has ruled the practice illegal after mounting public pressure – but it can be a valuable and effective conservation tool
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Could cold water swimming help treat depression? 24-year-old who reduced her medication while swimming weekly in open water was drug-and symptom-free within four months
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Scientists must keep fighting fake news, not retreat to their ivory towers Fiona Fox Scientists have the public’s trust, so the swell of fake news shouldn’t put them off communicating, says CEO of Science Media Centre
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The case against Mars colonisation Plans are being made to colonise Mars. Zahaan Bharmal unpicks the arguments against
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Why thousands of AI researchers are boycotting the new Nature journal Neil Lawrence Academics share machine-learning research freely. Taxpayers should not have to pay twice to read our findings
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The universe is an egg and the moon isn't real: notes from a Flat Earth conference Michael Marshall
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Why genetic IQ differences between 'races' are unlikely
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Africa is slowly splitting in two – but this 'crack' in Kenya has little to do with it A widely reported crack in the Rift Valley was not formed by tectonic movement, but by erosion of soil from recent heavy rains
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Why humans are optimised for endurance running, not speed Other animals have us beat over short distances, but in an interspecies Olympic ultramarathon, Homo sapiens would likely take all the medals
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From spy novels to Skripal: the myth of the untraceable poison The idea of a poison that can’t be detected is terrifying, but there is no such thing
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Counter-mapping: cartography that lets the powerless speak How a subversive form of mapmaking charts the stories and customs of those who would traditionally be ignored
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Babies' sleep patterns can be challenging – here's why you shouldn't despair On Baby Sleep Day, here are some insights that might help get you through the long, broken nights
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Mirrors have revealed something new about manta rays – and it reflects badly on us Lauren Smith Humans make huge use of marine vertebrates, but manta rays may pass the self-awareness test and other fish potentially could too. Ethically, where does that leave us?
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How to make a monster: what's the science behind Shelley's Frankenstein? A look at the problems Victor Frankenstein would have faced, from preservation of tissue to developing new surgical techniques
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Life after death: how we hatched live shark pups from dead parents Six years ago, researchers asked a radical question: could eggcases taken from trawler-caught sharks still hatch live, healthy young?
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Hot stuff: the thermal cameras giving us a new way of seeing our bodies How do our bodies regulate themselves – and is it even true that we have a single body temperature? New technology will tell us
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