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energy and fuels

cloud trails

Earth

These strange lines of cloud are seeded by pollution from ships

Much as an aeroplane leaves contrails, streaks of white cloud condense onto the tiny particles thrown into the air by the exhausts of travelling ships

Regulars

floating heads

Life

Transmediale digital arts: The internet's impossible paradox

Culture

When it comes to climate change, a tantrum is just what we need

Earth

When it comes to climate change, a tantrum is just what we need

Comment

We thought gorillas only walked on their knuckles. We were wrong

Life

We thought gorillas only walked on their knuckles. We were wrong

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People are slaughtering orangutans and wiping them out

Earth

People are slaughtering orangutans and wiping them out

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humpback whale

Life

Drone captures humpback whales catching krill with bubbles

Regulars

A heart-shaped cake

Humans

Valentine’s Day seems to cause a mini baby-boom 9 months later

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prosthetics

Life

Life lessons: The tiny neuro-gadgets rebuilding our bodies

Culture

Costume Bureau

Life

What is our place in the natural world?

Culture

Cotton swab in mouth

Health

I got DNA tested to see if I would pass on diseases to my kids

Many doctors now suggest people consider getting their DNA checked for genetic diseases before starting a family. Alice Klein decided to take the test

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Health

We can now read the whole genome of a fetus in the womb

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Health

Pregnant women have to navigate a minefield of painkiller advice

Analysis

Health

The love drug that could draw people away from any addiction

Features

Health

Defence strategies: How immunology took its great leap forward

Culture

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