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US and China's emission cuts may not be enough

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US and China's emission cuts may not be enough

Pledges made last week won't keep global warming below the 2 °C limit. But adopting best practices could allow the US and China to go beyond those promises

Analysis

Polar bear dives into Arctic sea near explorers' grave

Polar bear dives into Arctic sea near explorers' grave

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New Scientist's climate monologue bristles with real power

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51��'s climate monologue bristles with real power

CultureLab

Gift-wrapped: Exploring the history of selling pleasure

Gift-wrapped: Exploring the history of selling pleasure

CultureLab

Optical trickery brings Rothko's paintings back to life

Technology

Optical trickery brings Rothko's paintings back to life

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Should we all get out of fossil fuels now?

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Should we all get out of fossil fuels now?

Comment

Are we ready for quantum biology?

Life

Are we ready for quantum biology?

CultureLab

Ban on capturing whales for zoos a step closer

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Ban on capturing whales for zoos a step closer

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Republican win corners Obama in key US climate battle

Comment

Health

Monkey malaria jumping to humans and on the rise

The disease was thought to be rare in humans, but last year 68 per cent of people hospitalised with malaria in Malaysian Borneo were infected with it

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An embryonic understanding of our humble beginnings

CultureLab

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How human existence doesn't have to cost the Earth

CultureLab

Health

The lifelong cost of burying our traumatic experiences

CultureLab

Technology

I want to build solar cells thinner than a human hair

Opinion