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Booze and sweets officially found in nearby comet for first time

Space

Booze and sweets officially found in nearby comet for first time

Comet Lovejoy dazzled us in January on its closest approach to the sun. Now observations show it contains ethanol and sugars – as might Rosetta's comet

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Is the UN about to recommend decriminalisation of all drugs?

Health

Is the UN about to recommend decriminalisation of all drugs?

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Health

Nobel Prize for medicine for drugs that have benefited billions

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Health

Fast-track a rival supplier to scupper that Daraprim price hike

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Global study reveals soaring antibiotic resistance in India

Health

Global study reveals soaring antibiotic resistance in India

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Vultures are new target for African bushmeat and medicine trade

Life

Vultures are new target for African bushmeat and medicine trade

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Mind

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Killers, kicks and cures: Our complex relationship with plants

Earth

Killers, kicks and cures: Our complex relationship with plants

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Women dependent on cocaine or meth have less grey matter

Health

Women dependent on cocaine or meth have less grey matter

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The doctor on a medical marijuana mission

Health

The doctor on a medical marijuana mission

When a cancer patient pushed palliative care doctor David Casarett to find out about the therapeutic use of marijuana, he began to seek answers for himself

Opinion

Health

Most women enjoy a tipple during pregnancy

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Health

Medical marijuana offers only weedy health benefits

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Feedback: A mind-bending law looms

Regulars

Life

Cheers! Chimps' favourite tipple is sweet palm wine

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