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When politics met science: harmony or hegemony?

When politics met science: harmony or hegemony?

Politicians are often accused of paying lip service to science. Researcher Jon Copley went behind the scenes of the UK parliament to examine the claim

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Know thy enemy: the million space rocks we must find

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Know thy enemy: the million space rocks we must find

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Don't drop the two-degree climate target

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Don't drop the two-degree climate target

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Gun sensors could hold US cops to account

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Gun sensors could hold US cops to account

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Is it harmful for children to watch 3D movies and games?

Is it harmful for children to watch 3D movies and games?

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Total safety an illusion for Japan's nuclear restart

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Total safety an illusion for Japan's nuclear restart

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Violence ahead as tragedies of the commons spread

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Violence ahead as tragedies of the commons spread

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Why you don't need a Nobel prize to save the world

Why you don't need a Nobel prize to save the world

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Axing Europe's top science job is a step backwards

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Should we all get out of fossil fuels now?

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Should we all get out of fossil fuels now?

UN head Ban Ki-moon has urged divestment from fossil fuels. Premature posturing, says Paul Younger. No, it's vital and timely, insists Tim Ratcliffe

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First 'smoking' TV ad for half a century a bad move

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Republican win corners Obama in key US climate battle

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Is Earth in a new geological phase thanks to us?

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TTIP: How the world's largest trade deal affects you

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