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Peter Diamonds and Bob Hariri

Life

Frozen placentas could be the ticket to a long and healthy life

Placentas are usually discarded, yet they are packed full of stem cells. Now Bob Hariri and XPrize founder Peter Diamandis aim to harness their potential

Features

We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong

Humans

We may have got the evolution of our big brains entirely wrong

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World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

Humans

World's most-spoken languages may have arisen in ancient Iran

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Half of life on Earth has vanished since we arrived on the scene

Earth

Half of life on Earth has vanished since we arrived on the scene

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Chinese giant salamanders may already be virtually extinct

Earth

Chinese giant salamanders may already be virtually extinct

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Can a repeat of disastrous Ebola epidemic be averted this time?

Health

Can a repeat of disastrous Ebola epidemic be averted this time?

Analysis

Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

Life

Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth

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A third of ‘protected’ nature zones are quietly being ruined

Earth

A third of ‘protected’ nature zones are quietly being ruined

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Harsh: Europe's cannabis died just as the first farmers arrived

Humans

Harsh: Europe's cannabis died just as the first farmers arrived

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Drones plus AI help to spot sick trees and plants in time

Technology

Drones plus AI help to spot sick trees and plants in time

Drones fitted with multispectral cameras are scanning forests for beetle attack, and orchards and vineyards for signs of disease before it’s too late

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Life

Lizards keep evolving toxic green blood and we don't know why

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Life

A new synthetic molecule may solve a paradox about life's origin

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Earth

Rich nations restore their own forests but trash those elsewhere

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Humans

Stem cells may reveal how Neanderthal DNA works in modern humans

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