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Frontal view of shark's head in dim conditions with teeth lit

Life

Mysterious deep-sea sharks biting chunks out of migrating whales

Cookie-cutter sharks rise from the depths to feed on whales – and the wounds they leave are shedding light on both the sharks and their prey

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Humans

Past, present, future: How do we deal with time?

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Humans

Take a punt: The thrilling science of risk and chance

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An open cast mine in Arizona - pic from above showing black earth and a bit of heavy plant machinery for scale

Earth

What's behind bankruptcy of world's largest private coal firm

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New Scientist checking marijuana plants at a federal marijuana facility at the University of Mississippi

Health

DEA mellowing out on cannabis would make medical research easier

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LSD tablets packaged in a sheet with colour illustration printed over it

Health

It’s crazy that latest LSD study is first to scan brains on acid

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Multicoloured brain scans

Health

First LSD brain imaging study offers insights into consciousness

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A black and white ruffed lemur stares at the camera from a tree

Life

Lemur extinctions in Madagascar leave behind doomed orphan trees

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A pregnany woman having an ultrasound scan

Health

Records reveal gender-selective abortion taking place in Canada

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G. H. Hardy (Jeremy Irons) and Srinivasa Ramanujan (Dev Patel) walk together, deep in conversation

Humans

The Man Who Knew Infinity fails to break the mathematical mould

One of the world's greatest mathematicians, Srinivasa Ramanujan is still unknown to Westerners – but does a Hollywood biopic about his life and work have to be this safe?

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Health

HIV defies attempt to edit virus out of human cells with CRISPR

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Life

Savagely malled: Why 'smart' cities aren't so smart

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Health

Just say maybe: Is the world ready to abandon the war on drugs?

Insight

Humans

Surfing Uncertainty: Do our dynamic brains predict the world?

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