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Physics

Military-grade jet fuel made cheaply from plant waste instead of coal

An expensive superfuel normally reserved for missiles and hypersonic jets can now be made from crop waste instead of fossil fuels - and more cheaply to boot

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IVF

Technology

IVF add-ons are a waste of money – fertility clinics should ban them

Comment

folic acid supplements

Health

Folic acid seems to be essential for fathers-to-be as well as mothers

News

Macaques eating rice

Life

Macaques really can use logical reasoning to solve puzzles

News

Mico munduruku

Life

New monkey species found in Amazon area threatened by deforestation

News

Two heads with some dots between them

Technology

AI passes theory of mind test by imagining itself in another's shoes

News

Adding more bioethanol to petrol is no way to go green

Comment

Adding more bioethanol to petrol is no way to go green

Comment

Woman reading book

Summer of science: 10 great books and podcasts for the holidays

Culture

orangutans

Life

Orangutan mothers tell infants where to go by scratching themselves

News

Trees demand equal status in a new Paris gallery show

Environment

Trees demand equal status in a new Paris gallery show

They do not move, think, or see, but they understand their plight: a new exhibition brings art, science and environmentalism together to speak for the trees.

Culture

Environment

Whale mothers and calves whisper to avoid attracting predators

News

Health

From the archives: Kuru, the disease that foreshadowed BSE

Regulars

Technology

A solar panel that unfolds in sunlight could power spacecraft

News

Life

Japan's return to commercial whaling has no economic or cultural case

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