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Human embryo at the 4 cell stage

Health

Embryo cells decide their future only two days after conception

The identical-looking cells of a four-cell embryo have already started deciding their fates, a discovery that could improve IVF and stem cell therapies

News

A worker looks at giant wind turbine parts

Earth

Investment in renewables was double that of coal and gas in 2015

News

A new power plant is planned for Hinkley in Somerset

Earth

Should the UK pull plug on Hinkley Point nuclear power station?

Comment

eugenics

Humans

Eugenic America: How to exclude almost everyone

CultureLab

photos

Humans

Racism, photography and DNA: can we right past wrongs?

CultureLab

Red-shanked doucs in a tree

Life

On the trail of some of the world's rarest monkeys

News

People making solar panels

Earth

Energy-related CO₂ emissions held steady despite economic growth

News

Illustration showing whale and person in white coat with microscope

Life

The enigmatic whale we can hear – but have never seen

Features

Coltrane

Physics

Bananas and jazz help us penetrate physics – but only so far

CultureLab

chimp

Life

Just how are we related to our chimp cousins?

It's the original missing link: the extinct ape that is the common ancestor of chimps and humans. But we still don't know what it looked like

Features

Humans

How two dead power stations fuel the art of catastrophe

CultureLab

Earth

Oil tax breaks in UK's budget criticised by climate campaigners

News

Earth

Bail out the oceans to stop sea level rise? Let's talk about it

Comment

Health

Zika virus disease renamed to reflect range of impacts on fetus

News