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What can game theory tell us about Trump's threats of trade war?

Theories of conflict and cooperation say the US risks self-harm if it sparks a big trade war. So what is Trump's real aim, wonders Petros Sekeris

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detox speled out in vegetables

Health

There's no such thing as a 'detox' – so let's ban the word

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Life

We need to grab some rocks from Mars – let's just get on with it

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Silhoutted person looking at stars

Space

I'm working on a universal language to let us speak to aliens

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Two children sat playing video games at home with their mother

Health

How a change in tactics could help autism research

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Someone is wrecking the ozone layer again. They must be stopped

Earth

Someone is wrecking the ozone layer again. They must be stopped

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Health

Keep the facts front and centre in Ireland's abortion debate

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Technology

Your social media data is out there, just waiting to be leaked

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Deep fried snacks like Samosa are prepared in a small street of the old walled Pink City.

Health

Push to rid poorer nations of harmful trans fat is long overdue

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Iceberg being towed away from an oil rig

Earth

Towing icebergs to Cape Town is a poor way to halt water crisis

Hauling chunks of polar ice to dry regions to provide fresh water sounds tempting but there are many reasons to reject it, says Olive Heffernan

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Health

Why breast screening error stories are getting death stats wrong

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Earth

Are we deluding ourselves when we shop for eco-friendly stuff?

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Health

A male pill will be a breakthrough for science but not for women

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Life

To save the insect world we must go way beyond neonicotinoid ban

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