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What will happen if China adopts a two-child policy?

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What will happen if China adopts a two-child policy?

China is edging closer to allowing all citizens to have two children instead of one. Is it too little, too late, wonders demographer Wang Feng

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China vows to clear smog from its cities

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DNA evidence points to humans for demise of moas

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DNA evidence points to humans for demise of moas

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Wet revolution: Where's the world water manifesto?

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Wet revolution: Where's the world water manifesto?

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Empires and slave-trading left their mark on our genes

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Empires and slave-trading left their mark on our genes

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Record poaching pushes rhinos towards extinction

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Record poaching pushes rhinos towards extinction

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The architecture of density: Life in a megacity

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The architecture of density: Life in a megacity

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Four simple principles to plan the best city possible

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Four simple principles to plan the best city possible

Opinion

Inbreeding shaped the course of human evolution

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Inbreeding shaped the course of human evolution

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Population paradox: Why richer people have fewer kids

Life

Population paradox: Why richer people have fewer kids

Given more resources most animals have more offspring, yet for humans it's the opposite. Why? And how will our choices affect the future of humanity?

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Complete skull of 1.8-million-year-old hominin found

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Earth, 2100 AD: Four futures of environment and society

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Did a bet on metal prices save the lives of millions?

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Alive! Mammals survived Toba's super-volcanic winter

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