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Life

The paradox of play: Real fun should be terrifying

Our lives might be more meaningful if fun embraced facing the world as it really is, full of the mundane and the difficult

Culture

Oil pipeline leak threatens Alabama river rich in unique species

Earth

Oil pipeline leak threatens Alabama river rich in unique species

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Three snub-nosed monkeys on branch in misty forest

Life

Snub-nosed monkeys are so inbred they may struggle to survive

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UK approves controversial Hinkley C nuclear power plant

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UK approves controversial Hinkley C nuclear power plant

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Technology

Cramped, unpleasant and vulgar: is this the internet we planned?

Culture

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Life

Exhibition seeks to put utopia in its place

Culture

Oil pipeline construction halted after Native American protests

Earth

Oil pipeline construction halted after Native American protests

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A fetus inside the amniotic sac

Life

Placenta’s alarm clock signals when it’s time for birth to begin

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A group of swimming sperm

Health

Human sperm grown in a lab for the first time, claims study

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White killer whales were a legend – now they are everywhere

Life

White killer whales were a legend – now they are everywhere

White orcas are so rare, there was once only one. Now they are being spotted more frequently – and the reason is not good news

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Health

Primate labs give us an edge, says China's brain project chief

Features

Physics

Fast forward: How we learned to love time travel

Culture

Life

Animal sound symphony tells us new things about our world

Culture

Health

Artificial ovary may boost fertility and postpone the menopause

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