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BSE and vCJD

ButtonMasher: Storytelling beats action in new games

Technology

ButtonMasher: Storytelling beats action in new games

The latest wave of games hinges on experiencing or even writing complex narratives. And fresh game-building tools mean even poetry is making a comeback

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At risk of HIV? Pop a pill for protection, says CDC

Health

At risk of HIV? Pop a pill for protection, says CDC

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How moral fundamentalism becomes a scientific sin

Life

How moral fundamentalism becomes a scientific sin

CultureLab

Why antibiotics are WMDs to our bodies' microbes

Life

Why antibiotics are WMDs to our bodies' microbes

CultureLab

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Earth

China and Vietnam in new spat over oil-rich waters

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The sound of servers turned into electronic music

Technology

The sound of servers turned into electronic music

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Complex fusion reactor takes shape as start date slips

Technology

Complex fusion reactor takes shape as start date slips

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Humanity's crushing footprint on nature writ large

Humanity's crushing footprint on nature writ large

Regulars

Insider's story of Higgs hunt doesn't cut to the chase

Physics

Insider's story of Higgs hunt doesn't cut to the chase

CultureLab

Has social living shrunk our brains?

Life

Has social living shrunk our brains?

Our brains have shrunk in the past 20,000 years. In The Domesticated Brain, Bruce Hood argues that it's a result of living together in societies

CultureLab

Space

Art takes a shot at the moon

CultureLab

Technology

Lights out: The dark future of electric power

Comment

Physics

Alex Bellos wanders in his mathematical wonderland

CultureLab

Physics

Norse UFOs: What are the glowing orbs of Hessdalen?

Features

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