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Life

Why Only Us: The language paradox

Noam Chomsky’s new book makes some big, and dubious assumptions about how language evolved

CultureLab

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Space

Beyond experiment: Why the scientific method may be old hat

Features

Elements

Humans

The maddeningly magical maths of John Dee

CultureLab

IVF

Health

Multiple births, not heart disease, is biggest IVF health risk

News

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Health

Premature birth: How its effects can stay with you for life

Features

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Life

Cheats and Deceits: The story of how to stay alive

CultureLab

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Life

Effects of being born prematurely shouldn't have to last forever

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Earth

Test-driving the hydrogen car that makes a little go a long way

News

Zika virus is carried by mosquitoes

Life

Whole Zika genome recovered from brain of baby with microcephaly

News

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Life

A Crude Look at the Whole: Complexity is still outsmarting us

Amazing behaviour can emerge from the simplest interactions – although a new book shows how far we are from a simple account of it

CultureLab

Humans

The End of Average tells us why we should discard a mean idea

CultureLab

Space

Space solar: The global race to tap the sun's energy from orbit

Features

Humans

NeuroLogic: The enthralling story of the unconscious mind

CultureLab

Health

'Ditch booze' advice to sexually active US women is step too far

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