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Turbulent lessons from tropical storms

Earth

Turbulent lessons from tropical storms

From 16th-century colonisers of the Caribbean to Katrina's victims, Stuart Schwarz's Sea of Storms explores the long geopolitical shadow of tropical hurricanes

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Shocking state of world's riskiest nuclear waste site

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Shocking state of world's riskiest nuclear waste site

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Eco-city dreams vs real eco-activism

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Eco-city dreams vs real eco-activism

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Back to black: The enduring quest to portray nothing

Technology

Back to black: The enduring quest to portray nothing

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Can politics keep up with the rise of high-tech cities?

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Can politics keep up with the rise of high-tech cities?

CultureLab

<i>Ex Machina</i>: Quest to create an AI takes no prisoners

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Ex Machina: Quest to create an AI takes no prisoners

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Can bitcoin outgun the abuses of big data?

Technology

Can bitcoin outgun the abuses of big data?

CultureLab

How fudged embryo illustrations led to drawn-out lies

Life

How fudged embryo illustrations led to drawn-out lies

CultureLab

Keystone XL pipeline inches closer – but may yet fail

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Keystone XL pipeline inches closer – but may yet fail

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Over a barrel? Falling oil prices and the environment

Earth

Over a barrel? Falling oil prices and the environment

A halving of oil prices is hailed as good news for cash-strapped consumers. But there could also be unexpected gains for the environment, says Fred Pearce

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Life

Human brains have a groovy feature that chimps' don't

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Earth

How much oil must stay buried to avert 2 °C warming?

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Life

Whaleworld: Looking for cetacean culture

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Life

Three searches for the wellsprings of creativity

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