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A cat by the roadside

Humans

Prolific ‘M25 serial killer’ beheading cats is an old feline foe

Time to end the scare over hundreds of headless pets that sparked a police inquiry and much anguish among cat owners, says Stephen Harris

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A close-up of a hedgehog

Environment

Chris Packham: 'Let's stop sleepwalking towards mass extinction'

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coffee on a table

Health

Eight cups of coffee a day make you live longer? Don't bet on it

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march for the NHS

Health

How to use the £20bn NHS birthday gift: an alternative wish list

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Jeanne Calment

Humans

How old could humans get? We probably haven't hit the limit yet

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electric plane

Technology

Will we ever go on holiday in an electric-powered plane?

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A large ship on the ocean firing a purple laser beam at a drone

Technology

A new arms race threatens to unleash laser warfare in the skies

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Australia scores against Finland on 21 June 2018

Physics

More penalty shoot-outs needed to make future World Cups fairer

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Billy Caldwell and his mother

Health

Time to end the cruel ban on using cannabis therapy for epilepsy

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Prisoners eating

Health

Is research in jails the way to end wars over dietary guidance?

US researchers say studies in prisons could firm up evidence on salt intake and health. The doubters will still doubt, say Mike Lean and Alastair Campbell

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Earth

Why tidal power won't solve the world's renewable energy needs

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Life

Stop the reckless video-assisted refereeing experiment now

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Humans

Trump v Kim: The mind games that led to the Korea summit

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Space

Why Richard Branson's promises about space tourism are empty

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