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Health

Banking a baby’s cord blood may save their life. Is it worth it?

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Atomic assembly lines are a small victory for chemists

Robin Carhart-Harris

Humans

Meet the man giving people psychedelics for science

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Humans

Anatomy of terror: What makes normal people become extremists?

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Technology

Atomic Legoland: How to build wonder stuff from the atom up

Table of contents

Leaders

Charlottesville

To tackle extremism, we need to know the enemy

We can鈥檛 counter extremism without understanding it 鈥� and that means supporting those researching it, not suspecting their motives

Atomic assembly lines are a small victory for chemists

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Health

How US diplomats may have been attacked by sonic weapons in Cuba

Acoustic weapons are shrouded in mystery - now, US and Canadian diplomats seem to be suffering from the symptoms of an attack. Here's what could have happened

Earth

There are almost 100 new volcanoes hiding under Antarctic ice

Health

Choosing alternative cancer treatment doubles your risk of death

Space

Tethered satellites could see the moon鈥檚 weird swirls up close

60 Seconds

Earth

This year may be one of the worst ever for Atlantic hurricanes

Health

Trump says he鈥檒l declare US opioid epidemic a national emergency

Humans

No, North Korea (probably) won鈥檛 nuke the US territory of Guam

Technology

Ships fooled in GPS spoofing attack suggest Russian cyberweapon

Environment

Fish eat bits of plastic because they think they smell good

Health

Activated charcoal drug can protect microbiome from antibiotics

Space

Jellyfish galaxies may feed black holes with their long tendrils

Environment

Ancient warriors killed and ate their dogs as rite of passage

Life

Twitch gamers live-stream their vital signs to keep fans hooked

Technology

We can program robots not to get all up in our personal space

Earth

Sea snakes are turning black in response to industrial pollution

Health

Smart cameras spot when hospital staff don鈥檛 wash their hands

Earth

Fighting to breathe in the face of Canada鈥檚 wildfire emergency

Technology

AI artist conjures up convincing fake worlds from memories

Health

CRISPR makes piglets that may be better organ donors for humans

Environment

Primate brains react differently to faces of friends and VIPs

Technology

DeepMind AI teaches itself about the world by watching videos

Health

Type 1 diabetes may be halted by experimental immunotherapy

Space

Mars鈥檚 surface hosts millions of towering dust devils every day

Earth

Mystery of missing tsunamis explained by geological model

Life

Tottering piglets can’t walk at first but learn super-fast

Environment

Goldfish go months without oxygen by making alcohol inside cells

Space

Moon鈥檚 magnetic field lasted twice as long as we thought it did

Analysis

umbilical cord

Health

Banking a baby’s cord blood may save their life. Is it worth it?

Parents are paying huge sums to save umbilical cord blood for future medical treatments, but they may have to wait decades for the investment to pay off

Humans

Are atheists really morally depraved? The idea defies logic

Humans

Memo to all tech bros: Sexism, not biology, holds women back

Health

Why UK midwives are back-pedalling on natural childbirth

Aperture

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Gas-filled black balloons create eerie floating worlds

Artist Tadao Cern's pairs of helium and air-filled balloons floating in glass tanks show just how easily scientific principles can be turned into art

Features

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Humans

Anatomy of terror: What makes normal people become extremists?

It takes more than religious fanaticism or hatred to make someone take innocent lives, but recognise the true roots of ISIS-inspired terror and they can be addressed

Technology

Atomic Legoland: How to build wonder stuff from the atom up

Humans

Meet the man giving people psychedelics for science

Culture

eclipse

Space

America’s total eclipse: The best guides to how to prepare

We have always hunted meaning in total eclipses. As the US prepares for a total eclipse, four new books tell us all about them and remind us to enjoy them too

Environment

The porker paradox: A very human dilemma

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The air we breathe

Engine exhaust is a major contributor to pollution in cities. But BASF's innovative engineering and clever catalytic chemistry is helping to produce cleaner air

Space

Bringing the Royal Observatory at Greenwich back to life

Regulars

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Feedback: NASA seeks a planet-protecting superhero

Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more

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