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The curious lives of the people who feel no fear
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Environment
Cancer risk lower than feared for Fukushima locals
Residents exposed to radiation from the Fukushima-Daiichi reactor are a little more likely to develop cancer, but the effect is far smaller than many feared
News
Health
UK is ‘sick man of Europe’ 鈥� and getting worse
News
Space
SpaceX glitch may be deemed secret under US arms laws
News
US braces for pain as ‘sequester’ takes its toll
News
Earth
Keystone pipeline is greenest option for tar sands
News
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News
Earth
Trafficking now the greatest threat to wild apes
News
Space
Naked-eye comet offers glimpse of solar system’s edge
News
Space
Solve four big problems to get people to Mars by 2018
News
Health
First mind-reading implant gives rats telepathic power
News
Health
Salty food exacerbates multiple sclerosis in mice
News
Earth
Fuel of the future: How fiery ice could power Asia
News
Humans
Tiny monkey teeth suggest Flores hobbit was a dwarf
News
Health
HIV baby ‘cured’ with triple blast of drugs
News
Physics
First fluid knots created in the lab
News
Environment
Gang of chimpanzees kills their alpha male
News
Super-bright supernova hints at dark lens
News
Health
Consciousness signature warns of awareness during surgery
News
Health
‘Good’ and ‘bad’ skin bugs dictate who gets spots
News
Earth
Globetrotting Sahara sand takes rain to California
News
Space
Mystery ring of radiation briefly encircled Earth
News
Life
Zoologger: The only virus with an immune system
News
Physics
Dark matter rival boosted by dwarf galaxies
News
Earth
Reap the whirlwind for cheap renewable power
News
Technology
Send a text message to charge your cellphone
News
Technology
Google Glass app identifies you by your fashion sense
News
Environment
Stomach-twisting fuel storage for gas-powered cars
News
Opinion
Earth
The pall of Fukushima overshadows our energy future
The global repercussions of the Fukushima fiasco could threaten our ability to mitigate climate change
Opinion
Space
Don’t let US knee-jerk secrecy slow down space flight
Opinion
Technology
Are we in the Metamaterial Age?
Opinion
Earth
Time to forget global tipping points
Opinion
Health
To wipe out leprosy, we have to find it
Opinion
Health
Hours after death, we can still bring people back
Opinion
Features
Humans
The curious lives of the people who feel no fear
Some people really are not scared of anything. Understanding why reveals the way the rest of us process terror
Features
Physics
That’s the stuff: Welcome to the Materials Library
Features
Space
Monster munch: How did black holes get vast so fast?
Features
Technology
Glow planes: Plasmas take the drag out of air travel
Features
