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Humans

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

Capturing differences between people can easily fuel prejudice: two books explore how pseudoscience helped make ideas about race and how real science unmakes them

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?

Features

Fukishima fishing

Humans

How two dead power stations fuel the art of catastrophe

CultureLab

North Sea oil rig

Earth

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

News

Big foamy waves rolling in, with Miami skyscrapers in the background

Earth

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

Comment

Microcephaly brain scans

Health

Zika virus disease renamed to reflect range of impacts on fetus

The team who found a range of fetal conditions beyond microcephaly, all linked to the virus, suggest calling it Zika virus congenital syndrome

News

Life

China unveils vision of greener future in its five-year plan

News

Life

Urine from premature babies could repair damaged kidneys

News

Life

Orangutan population in Sumatra more than doubles after census

News

Life

What do chimp ‘temples’ tell us about the evolution of religion?

News