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energy and fuels

Optical trickery brings Rothko's paintings back to life

Technology

Optical trickery brings Rothko's paintings back to life

Bespoke lighting effects are returning the original colours to five faded masterpieces by artist Mark Rothko at Harvard Art Museums

CultureLab

Should we all get out of fossil fuels now?

Earth

Should we all get out of fossil fuels now?

Comment

Ban on capturing whales for zoos a step closer

Life

Ban on capturing whales for zoos a step closer

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Republican win corners Obama in key US climate battle

Earth

Republican win corners Obama in key US climate battle

Comment

The lifelong cost of burying our traumatic experiences

Health

The lifelong cost of burying our traumatic experiences

CultureLab

I want to build solar cells thinner than a human hair

Technology

I want to build solar cells thinner than a human hair

Opinion

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Health

Monkey malaria jumping to humans and on the rise

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An embryonic understanding of our humble beginnings

Life

An embryonic understanding of our humble beginnings

CultureLab

How human existence doesn't have to cost the Earth

Earth

How human existence doesn't have to cost the Earth

CultureLab

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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Earth

Methane cuts won't buy us time on climate change

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Earth

Facing the Anthropocene: wonder in an age of collapse

CultureLab

Space

Spoiler-free guide to the science of Interstellar

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Technology

Copyrights and wrongs in the battle for ownership

CultureLab

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