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Tales of the first seafarers

Beyond the Blue Horizon, Brian Fagan's account of the first intrepid ocean-goers, contains jaw-dropping insights, but they get lost in a sea of repetition

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Chimps catch yawns from dominant males

Life

Chimps catch yawns from dominant males

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Should we just let the Mississippi flood?

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The simple cells that came before everything

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Health

HIV pioneers unite to stamp out the virus for good

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Nuclear fuel rods removed from Japan's Fukushima plant

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Nuclear fuel rods removed from Japan's Fukushima plant

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Monkey manoeuvres reveal how the brain spurs actions

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Monkey manoeuvres reveal how the brain spurs actions

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Environment

Gorgeous snub-nosed monkey with the face of a god

Regulars

False memories, false convictions

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Why a dogged virus simply won't go away

Though we have a vaccine, rabies remains a challenge to eradicate or treat, explain Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy in Rabid, a sweeping history of the disease

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Innovation made waves in physics photography

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Health

Fukushima increases risk of cancer – but not by much

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Humans

Get the picture? Art in the brain of the beholder

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Earth

Can fracking contaminate drinking water?

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