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Physics

What the end of the atomic renaissance means for nuclear power

The next generation of nuclear reactors was meant to bring cheaper, safer power. Where are they, and can they save the industry from bankruptcy and closure?

Insight

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A little cannabis every day might keep brain ageing at bay

News

Is coal really on its way out?

Earth

UK government subsidises coal sector with £356 million a year

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Immune war with donor cells after transplant may wipe out HIV

News

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Earth

Cutting through the smog: Is pollution getting worse?

Features

Cutting through the smog: How air pollution shortens your life

Earth

Cutting through the smog: How air pollution shortens your life

Features

A woman wearing a face mask to filter out polluted air

Earth

Cutting through the smog: 5 ways to slash your pollution intake

Features

Cutting through the smog: What to do to fight air pollution

Earth

Cutting through the smog: What to do to fight air pollution

Features

Models of the skulls of human ancestors

Life

Ancient humans: What we know and still don’t know about them

News

A chimp holding a leaf, possibly drinking from it

Life

Chimps pass on sponge drinking trick like a family tradition

After a few chimpanzees started using moss to soak up water from a pond, the behaviour has spread. The pattern might tell us about how early human culture spread

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Artificial womb helps premature lamb fetuses grow for 4 weeks

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Zika outbreak may have led to fewer births in Rio de Janeiro

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Life

Mystery human species Homo naledi had tiny but advanced brain

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How pregnancy could affect an elite athlete like Serena Williams

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