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Humans

Old schooled: You never stop learning like a child

Environment

South Pole scopes: Witnessing the universe’s birth

Technology

Hands up! Do you speak digital body language?

Earth

To green the deserts, just add… seawater?

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Health

As MERS spreads, frustration at lack of info grows

The new coronavirus that emerged in the Arabian Peninsula last year is spreading among people that have had no contact with a known infected case

Earth

Timing made Oklahoma tornado toll worse

Health

Mental disorders affect 1 in 5 US children each year

Physics

Google and NASA team up to use quantum computer

60 Seconds

Earth

Bees start to buck trend of decline in UK wildlife

Earth

Climate change will push up New York’s heatwave deaths

Technology

‘Self-aiming’ rifle turns novices into expert snipers

Life

Drake equation for alien life gets an upgrade

Earth

A second chance to save the climate

Health

B vitamins may slow the advance of Alzheimer’s

Life

New memories filmed in action for first time

Humans

String theory may limit space brain threat

Health

Suicidal behaviour is a disease, psychiatrists argue

Humans

Early weaning suggests Neanderthals matured faster

Earth

Earth’s tides are shoving the moon away faster

Environment

Why penguins dumped flight for flippers

Earth

Climate change brings disease threat for polar bears

Health

Time-lapse spots faulty embryos before IVF

Technology

Ghostly pictures made in 3D 鈥� minus the camera

Health

Zap the brain with electricity to speed up mental maths

Health

Malaria bug may give mosquitoes a super sense of smell

Technology

Google Glass apps show off what headset can really do

Earth

Swarm of drones to give early warning of flash floods

Technology

Play your way to work with interactive games

Technology

Lifelogger reveals the day’s emotional highs and lows

Opinion

Long may science continue to inspire poetry

A poetic lament on the demise of the exoplanet-hunting space telescope is a reminder that contemplating the universe isn't just for scientists

Technology

Like it or not, this is the age of ubiquitous computing

Earth

Sea level rise: Drowning in numbers

Earth

We’ve reached a troubling carbon dioxide milestone

Space

It’s time to start mining the moon

Analysis

Technology

Pioneering wave power farm renews green energy hope

After a series of false dawns, the world's first commercial wave farm is to open soon. Will this be a fresh start for the technology?

Aperture

Environment

Blue-eyed tiger cub is conservation’s cry for help

Rather than continuing to bombard the world with pictures of tusks and animal carcasses, vibrant images like this remind us of what we still have

Features

Humans

Old schooled: You never stop learning like a child

The adult brain is far more malleable that we thought, and so learning can be child's play if you know how.

Environment

South Pole scopes: Witnessing the universe’s birth

Technology

Hands up! Do you speak digital body language?

Earth

To green the deserts, just add… seawater?

More

Enigma Number 1750

Earth

How nature writing can make us care

Regulars

Feedback: Chill out with a drop of oxygen

The power of liquid oxygen, excellent errors, SatNav for supper, and more

This Week鈥檚 Letters

Colour that stings

Hard question

Hot in the hay

Inside out

Not so plain thinking

Train brain drain

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