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energy and fuels

Take beard inspiration from the amazing styles of other primates

Life

Take beard inspiration from the amazing styles of other primates

Facial hair has made a comeback among humans, but for our ape and monkey cousins it never went out of fashion. See some extraordinary specimens in our gallery

Features

US drops lifetime ban on gay men donating blood

Health

US drops lifetime ban on gay men donating blood

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Dark days for solar power as UK subsidies are slashed

Earth

Dark days for solar power as UK subsidies are slashed

Comment

First glimpse of lost library of Elizabethan polymath John Dee

Physics

First glimpse of lost library of Elizabethan polymath John Dee

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Letting environmental art speak for itself is no longer enough

Earth

Letting environmental art speak for itself is no longer enough

CultureLab

Why bird droppings are the enemy of electricity

Life

Why bird droppings are the enemy of electricity

Features

A world of wonders: Exploring <em>The Cabaret of Plants</em>

Earth

A world of wonders: Exploring The Cabaret of Plants

CultureLab

Why fairy tales are really scary tales

Humans

Why fairy tales are really scary tales

Features

Desecration phrasebook: A litany for the Anthropocene

Earth

Desecration phrasebook: A litany for the Anthropocene

CultureLab

Solar cell you wear like a bandage can power a watch

Technology

Solar cell you wear like a bandage can power a watch

A stretchy solar cell that can be stuck to the skin could help make wearable devices more discreet

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Earth

Paris climate talks: can a global cultural festival help?

CultureLab

Win the CultureLab science books of 2015

CultureLab

Physics

Painting by numbers with the design book Mathematics and Art

CultureLab

Life

Time to rethink what makes humans special

CultureLab

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