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We messed up our figures on how much carbon dioxide is too much

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We messed up our figures on how much carbon dioxide is too much

Climatologists have tried to set a “carbon budget” that tells us how much greenhouse gas we can emit and stay below 2°C, but their efforts have only caused confusion

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Gallery of terrifying gynaecological tools from past 200 years

Regulars

People drinking non-alcoholic drinks

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Doing Dry January lowers cancer-promoting proteins in your blood

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Tourism is four times worse for the climate than we thought

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Tourism is four times worse for the climate than we thought

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Ketamine ingredient improves severe depression in large trial

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A dozen lemurs turn to face the camera

Technology

Monkey face recognition app can help spot endangered primates

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Bonobos barely use their opposable thumbs when climbing trees

Life

Bonobos barely use their opposable thumbs when climbing trees

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forest dead

Earth

The real palm oil problem: it's not just in your food

Insight

marijuana

Life

High times: The Victorian doctor who promoted medical marijuana

Features

A mix-up means US air pollution is way worse than thought

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A mix-up means US air pollution is way worse than thought

Levels of nitrogen oxides in the air are still falling across the US, but satellite measurements show the reduction has slowed down unexpectedly since 2011

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Humans may be to blame for a big earthquake in South Korea

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Stoner app lets cannabis users keep track of how high they are

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Finger-prick test reveals fetus's sex in the first trimester

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Global cancer scheme lets people share data across the world

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