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Hunter, gatherer鈥� architect? Civilisation’s true dawn
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Earth
Elephant ivory could be bankrolling terrorist groups
The ivory trade may be helping to fund terrorist groups like al-Shabaab. Now an $80 million initiative will scale up the fight against elephant poaching
News
Space
Hot Jupiters push exoplanet count over 1000 milestone
News
Technology
UK will launch its own cyberattacks, not just defend
News
Earth
Climate report: Lull in warming doesn’t mean we’re safe
News
60 Seconds
News
Life
Texan creationism showdown may ‘contaminate’ textbook
News
US federal shutdown puts key science functions on hold
News
Space
SpaceX gets a rival 鈥� and tests novel reusable rocket
News
Earth
Earth, 2100 AD: Four futures of environment and society
News
Space
Hairy black hole could show gaps in Einstein’s theory
News
Physics
Light-bending black hole mimic is first you can watch
News
Life
Zoologger: mollusc grows hardest teeth in the world
News
Humans
Human brain boiled in its skull lasted 4000 years
News
Health
Infertile woman gives birth after boost to ovaries
News
Health
First physical evidence of why you’re an owl or a lark
News
Space
Hunting quantum gravity in the big bang’s echoes
News
Health
Lack of folic acid echoes through the generations
News
Health
Man controls new prosthetic leg using thought alone
News
Earth
Is Earth’s missing xenon hiding in iron’s hot embrace?
News
Space
Astrophile: The climate-shaping supervolcanoes of Mars
News
Earth
Mammals in fragmented forests die out within 25 years
News
Earth
‘Black holes’ of the ocean could curb climate change
News
Earth
Fall of USSR locked up world’s largest store of carbon
News
Space
Earth’s love handles keep the satellites from falling
News
Health
Neural stem cells pulled from rat’s brain using magnet
News
Health
Mice get replacement glands, grown from scratch
News
Technology
Print a working paper computer on an $80 inkjet
News
Technology
Private data gatekeeper stands between you and the NSA
News
Technology
3D-printed objects outgrow their printers
News
Technology
One Per Cent
News
Technology
Real Rock Band: Play piano like a pro with light keys
News
Opinion
Time for us all to take charge of our personal data
The ability to protect the online data trails we generate is welcome, but it is no substitute for a proper public debate on who owns the information
Opinion
Earth
The future of the climate is still in our hands
Opinion
Health
Don’t let fear of bioweapons kill off science
Opinion
Environment
We’re crushing tonnes of ivory to discourage poachers
Opinion
Physics
‘A mathematical formula can change history’
Opinion
Features
Humans
Hunter, gatherer鈥� architect? Civilisation’s true dawn
The discovery of huge temples thousands of years older than agriculture suggests that culture arose from spiritual hunger, not full bellies
Features
Space
Big bang, no boom: Did Planck pop inflation’s bubble?
Features
Earth
Planet of the vines: Climbing plants are taking over
Features
Environment
How did we lose a 1400-tonne ocean liner?
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