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Latest climate talks actually made progress despite US obstinacy

Earth

Latest climate talks actually made progress despite US obstinacy

While the US tried to promote “clean coal” at the COP23 Bonn climate meeting, other countries called for the dirty fossil fuel to be rapidly phased out

News

A selection of beers and ciders

Health

Why we should celebrate Scotland’s minimum alcohol price plan

Comment

marble

Earth

The exquisite marble that sculptor Michelangelo couldn't use

Regulars

A newborn baby

Health

How long should you let a pregnancy run before being induced?

News

A factory with large plumes emanating from its chimneys

Earth

Bad news: Carbon emissions have suddenly started rising again

News

Life

Watch a monkey floss its teeth with a bird feather

News

Planting trees could mop up ten years’ worth of greenhouse gases

Earth

Planting trees could mop up ten years’ worth of greenhouse gases

News

China’s dreadful air pollution seems to have got a bit better

Earth

China’s dreadful air pollution seems to have got a bit better

News

The latest science reads remind us why we really do need experts

Earth

The latest science reads remind us why we really do need experts

Culture

Bitcoin mining uses more energy than Ecuador – but there’s a fix

Technology

Bitcoin mining uses more energy than Ecuador – but there’s a fix

Cryptocurrencies and the blockchain they run on already slurp as much energy as some countries, and as they go mainstream, something needs to be done

News

Technology

Lincoln’s Frequency digital festival gets into the city’s fabric

Culture

Technology

Robotic underwater miners can go where humans can't

News

Health

Bloody exhibition is only for the brave and the bold

Culture

Life

Is evolution about chance or fate? Well, it depends

Culture

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