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Clever clams and algae show how best to harvest light

Earth

Clever clams and algae show how best to harvest light

Special cells in clams allow columns of hidden algae to near-perfectly harvest light for photosynthesis, pointing the way for efficient biofuel production

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Life-extending drugs take humanity into new territory

Life

Life-extending drugs take humanity into new territory

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Does a surplus of men really mean more violence?

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Does a surplus of men really mean more violence?

Opinion

Should we upgrade photosynthesis and grow supercrops?

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Should we upgrade photosynthesis and grow supercrops?

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Sense of proportion

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Everyday drugs could give extra years of life

Life

Everyday drugs could give extra years of life

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Hotspots in India's tiger-trading network revealed

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Hotspots in India's tiger-trading network revealed

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Chagos marine reserve polluted by politics

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Chagos marine reserve polluted by politics

Comment

Hackathon aims to invent breast pumps that don't suck

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Hackathon aims to invent breast pumps that don't suck

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Meet Lonesome George, the face of extinction

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Meet Lonesome George, the face of extinction

The tortoise known as George was the last of his kind. Now he serves as a permanent reminder of what we've lost

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Was Aristotle the inventor of science?

CultureLab

Life

Possessed! The powerful aliens that lurk within you

Features

Life

Primal pull of a baby crying reaches across species

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A paean to plants: The story of botany at Kew gardens

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