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Surgeon proposes human head transplant operation as soon as 2017

Health

Surgeon proposes human head transplant operation as soon as 2017

Sergio Canavero of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group in Italy is presenting his proposal to use brain-dead organ donors to test a head-transplant technique

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What is making mysterious fairy circles appear in the desert?

Earth

What is making mysterious fairy circles appear in the desert?

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DNA is life's blueprint? No, there's far more to it than that

Life

DNA is life's blueprint? No, there's far more to it than that

CultureLab

<i>The Soul of an Octopus</i>: Getting to know an intelligent mollusc

Life

The Soul of an Octopus: Getting to know an intelligent mollusc

CultureLab

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Perfect perch

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Trail-blazing ants show hints of metacognition when seeking food

Life

Trail-blazing ants show hints of metacognition when seeking food

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Island of wild children: Would they learn to be human?

Life

Island of wild children: Would they learn to be human?

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Cute but deadly: The camouflaged world of the pygmy seahorse

Life

Cute but deadly: The camouflaged world of the pygmy seahorse

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Smart probiotics: Wiring friendly bacteria to take out disease

Life

Smart probiotics: Wiring friendly bacteria to take out disease

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Dung addicts

We muck out our horse paddock twice a day. In the late summer and autumn...

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Life

Chimps with magic stove show evolutionary capacity for cooking

Opinion

Life

Sawfish is first vertebrate known to clone itself in the wild

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Life

Artificial DNA links up just like the real thing

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Life

Hydra paradox: When culling animals makes them thrive

Opinion