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BSE and vCJD

Our gut bugs evolved with us as we split from chimps

Life

Our gut bugs evolved with us as we split from chimps

Humans harbour different, less diverse gut flora than our nearest relatives, which makes sense in light of our diet but could have a health downside

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Methane cuts won't buy us time on climate change

Earth

Methane cuts won't buy us time on climate change

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Facing the Anthropocene: wonder in an age of collapse

Earth

Facing the Anthropocene: wonder in an age of collapse

CultureLab

Spoiler-free guide to the science of <i>Interstellar</i>

Space

Spoiler-free guide to the science of Interstellar

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Goodbye, paper: What we miss when we read on screen

Life

Goodbye, paper: What we miss when we read on screen

Features

A comedian stands up for sums

Physics

A comedian stands up for sums

CultureLab

Copyrights and wrongs in the battle for ownership

Technology

Copyrights and wrongs in the battle for ownership

CultureLab

Bottling Britain's wind energy

Bottling Britain's wind energy

Careers

EU emissions target isn't as ambitious as it seems

Earth

EU emissions target isn't as ambitious as it seems

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Drop into the <i>Interstellar</i> wormhole with Oculus Rift

Technology

Drop into the Interstellar wormhole with Oculus Rift

An Oculus Rift headset puts you onto the ship piloted by Matthew McConaughey in the new science fiction blockbuster, Interstellar

CultureLab

Environment

Shy lemurs communicate using toilet trees

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Life

Nonchalant night-time chimp crime caught on camera

Regulars

Breaking point: Storming the barriers of unreason

CultureLab

Life

What one Amazonian tribe teaches us

CultureLab

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