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Energy security is possible without nuclear power or fracked gas

Earth

Energy security is possible without nuclear power or fracked gas

There is a mantra that nuclear and natural gas power stations are essential to keep the lights on in the UK. It's a myth, says Keith Barnham

Comment

A pregnant woman with a large glass of red wine

Health

Drinking small amounts while pregnant may affect the baby’s face

News

Festivals 2017: Feel at one with the universe

Earth

Festivals 2017: Feel at one with the universe

Culture

Gardnerella vaginalis that causes bacterial vaginosis

Health

Unhealthy vagina microbiome can make HIV drugs less effective

News

Governments sued over climate change, with banks and firms next

Earth

Governments sued over climate change, with banks and firms next

News

Macaque with stolen goods

Life

Monkey mafia steal your stuff, then sell it back for a cracker

News

Trump’s budget jettisons ‘irreplaceable’ marine mammals agency

Earth

Trump’s budget jettisons ‘irreplaceable’ marine mammals agency

News

Graecopithecus seems to be different from any other ancient ape found in Europe

Life

Our common ancestor with chimps may be from Europe, not Africa

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Narwhal

Earth

Narwhals could help us measure melting glaciers underwater

News

wind blown tree

Earth

Where the wind blows: Mapping our wildest gusts

A new wind atlas will help turbines avoid the doldrums – and solve some of wind's enduring mysteries

Features

Physics

What the end of the atomic renaissance means for nuclear power

Insight

Health

A little cannabis every day might keep brain ageing at bay

News

Earth

UK government subsidises coal sector with £356 million a year

News

Health

Immune war with donor cells after transplant may wipe out HIV

News

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