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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?

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Earth

Where the wind blows: Mapping our wildest gusts

Features

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Health

A little cannabis every day might keep brain ageing at bay

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Is coal really on its way out?

Earth

UK government subsidises coal sector with £356 million a year

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Health

Immune war with donor cells after transplant may wipe out HIV

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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

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Earth

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

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

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

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Life

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

Confused by the flood of news about ancient humans? Here’s the low-down on what new discoveries are revealing about the complicated story of our ancestors

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Life

Chimps pass on sponge drinking trick like a family tradition

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Health

Artificial womb helps premature lamb fetuses grow for 4 weeks

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Health

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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