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Life

High antidepressant use could lead to UK public health disaster

Use of antidepressants has doubled in the past decade in the UK, and campaigners warn that it could lead to long-term withdrawal and worse mental health

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Sean Parker

Humans

Silicon Valley cash is flooding into science – but is it useful?

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Life

United States of extinction: Threat to America’s iconic animals

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Earth

Climate change has been kind to Americans - but it won't last

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Humans

EU is good for UK science but hampers GM and clinical trials

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Health

Dementia incidence for over 65s has fallen drastically in UK men

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Earth

Brexit might lead to weaker environmental rules, says report

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Space

Space station turf war is coming – who will own low Earth orbit?

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Scientist checking marijuana plants at a federal marijuana facility at the University of Mississippi

Health

DEA mellowing out on cannabis would make medical research easier

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Big Ben poppers

Space

Feedback: Poppers burn a hole in the UK's blanket drugs ban

Plus quantum tape unravels, a knife for women, Neil deGrasse Tyson's painful tweets, airy promises from breathing guru, digital teeth, and more

Regulars

Life

Human versus pig: Can we outwit the hog hordes?

Features

Life

Common UK migrating birds are arriving earlier or leaving later

News

Earth

UK's wildlife gets far more attention than tropical hotspots

News

Earth

Should the UK pull plug on Hinkley Point nuclear power station?

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