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Earth
Floods challenge UK to live with extreme weather
The UK is struggling with torrential floods as successive downpours scream in from the Atlantic but in future a flooded home may be less catastrophic
News
Earth
Organic produce could be worse for tropical wildlife
News
Environment
Threatwatch: Mother virus of China’s deadly bird flu
News
Health
Extraordinary stem cell method tested in human tissue
News
60 Seconds
News
Earth
Mud dump in Great Barrier Reef park could choke life
News
Health
Healthy-weight toddlers protected from later obesity
News
Physics
Fiery black hole debate creates cosmological Wild West
News
Humans
Humanity’s forgotten return to Africa revealed in DNA
News
Humans
Brain zapping makes role of mirror neurons clearer
News
Earth
Woolly mammoths died for want of a few herbs
News
Life
Ouch! Pain threshold genes amplified by lifestyle
News
Health
Peanut allergy cured in children using immunotherapy
News
Environment
Pompeii-like volcanic ash kept dino remains fresh
News
Physics
Dark halo around spiral galaxy poses stellar mystery
News
Life
Star next door may host a ‘superhabitable’ world
News
Technology
First graphene radio broadcast is a wireless wonder
News
Earth
Optical trick made Amazon seem to grow more when dry
News
Humans
First brain map of speech units could aid mind-reading
News
Life
Zoologger: Flying snake gets lift from UFO cross section
News
Health
More harm than good? Antioxidants defend cancer in body
News
Technology
Bitcoin: How its core technology will change the world
News
Technology
Bitcoin: Problems already cloud the currency’s future
News
Technology
Bitcoin: Three scenarios forecast the future of money
News
Technology
Bitcoin: A dummy’s guide to buying and making your own
News
Technology
Bitcoin: Can you live on virtual money for a day?
News
Opinion
Health
Global child vaccination needs a data boost
Vaccinating the world's children saves millions of lives, but the system of monitoring such efforts needs a revamp, says Seth Berkley of the GAVI Alliance
Opinion
Health
Why I’m sure human stem cell trial will be safe
Opinion
Humans
‘There is no DNA test to prove you’re Native American’
Opinion
Features
Rethinking schizophrenia: Taming demons without drugs
Antipsychotic drugs may do more harm than good. The tide is turning towards gentler methods, from talking therapies to brain training, says Clare Wilson
Features
Humans
Talk is cheep: Do caged birds sing a key to language?
Features
Physics
Black hole bombs: Are they dark matter in disguise?
Features
Health
Reservoir bats: Spreading contagion on night’s wings
Features