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Bacteria made to turn sewage into clean water – and electricity

A self-powered waste water treatment plant using microbes has just passed its biggest test, bringing household-level water recycling a step closer

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Orangutan learns to mimic human conversation for the first time

Life

Orangutan learns to mimic human conversation for the first time

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Cyclist in Amsterdam's Old Town in the Netherlands

Health

US and UK fall behind in largest ever global study of height

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An infant with microcephaly caused by zika infection

Health

Zika epidemic could burn out in 3 years but return after 10

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Clinton waves in front of a stage curtain while Sanders emerges from the wings behind her

Earth

Sanders turns the heat up to make Clinton a real climate champ

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Close up of a white-footed tamarin

Life

City slicker monkeys are overweight and have high cholesterol

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Health

Huge boom in teen HIV cases could cause epidemic to spiral

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Technology

1970s science follies look groovy in a new light

Culture

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Life

Who should we believe when it comes to fertility?

Leader

Illustration of two adults and clockface

Health

Fertility facts: How late can you leave it to have a baby?

You want kids, just not yet. So here’s how to work out when to start trying – and whether you should take a fertility test

Features

Health

Menopause reversal restores periods and produces fertile eggs

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Life

Well-travelled chimps more likely to pick up tools and innovate

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Technology

László Moholy-Nagy: Transmuting technology into art

Culture

Life

Gorillas may have evolved a way to beat a cheating berry plant

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