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Court ruling will clarify end-of-life decisions

Canada's supreme court will soon rule on whether doctors can stop treatment for "unconscious" patients, but determining awareness remains a thorny issue

Analysis

Mind transfer: human brains in different materials

Life

Mind transfer: human brains in different materials

Opinion

Death: Don't fear the reaper

Life

Death: Don't fear the reaper

Features

Death: The natural history of corpses

Life

Death: The natural history of corpses

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Death: Why we should be grateful for it

Life

Death: Why we should be grateful for it

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Death: The blurred line between dead and alive

Life

Death: The blurred line between dead and alive

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Death: The evolution of funerals

Life

Death: The evolution of funerals

Features

Memento mori: it's time we reinvented death

Opinion

Burn victim identified by maggots on body

Life

Burn victim identified by maggots on body

News

Can castration really prolong a man's life?

Health

Can castration really prolong a man's life?

Analysis of records of court eunuchs in Korea suggest that castration prolongs life. Does it really, or are there other explanations?

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Life

Stone Age skull-smashers spark a cultural mystery

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Life

Big burn theory: Why humans spontaneously combust

Opinion

Life

Autumn babies more likely to hit 100

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Life

The wasteful quest for immortality

Opinion