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Fancy naming a world after someone this Christmas?

Want to name an alien world? Keep your ideas on a tight leash, advises astronomer Heather Couper

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Why are we so eager to embrace conspiracy theories?

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Why are we so eager to embrace conspiracy theories?

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That CIA torture methods were pointless is no shock

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That CIA torture methods were pointless is no shock

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To save animals, we must work with their culture

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To save animals, we must work with their culture

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The wrong tools for the job?

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The wrong tools for the job?

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When politics met science: harmony or hegemony?

When politics met science: harmony or hegemony?

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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?

France's health watchdog wants to ban pre-school children from 3D technology. A vision expert looks at the evidence

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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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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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