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energy and fuels

explosion in desert

Physics

Bigger bang theory: teach atoms new tricks to beef up explosives

Mastering materials that have never been made before could deliver blasts big enough to shoot rockets to Mars

Features

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Health

UK relaxes blood donation rules for gay men and sex workers

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weekly ART drugs

Health

Monthly injections could replace daily pills for people with HIV

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The great polar mystery: closing in on the truth

Earth

The great polar mystery: closing in on the truth

Culture

Oil rig

Earth

California climate case turns up the heat on fossil fuel giants

Comment

plastic bottles

Earth

Throwaway culture: The truth about recycling

Features

someone taking a blood test

Health

Prenatal test spots genetic anomalies linked to miscarriage

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blue whale skeleton suspended from the ceiling

Life

The day Hope the whale stole the show

Culture

Volvo XC90 SUV

Technology

Hailing e-Volvos as imminent saviours of the planet is nonsense

Comment

A bus being filled with biofuel

Earth

Use waste rather than crops for biofuels, says UK report

Liquid biofuels can help reduce carbon emissions, but the focus should be on making them from wastes such as cooking oil, says major review

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Life

Whales sneak into shallow water to eat salmon from hatcheries

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Physics

Mathematics has a bad hair day

Culture

Earth

Invisibility cloak makes solar panels work more efficiently

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Space

Titan's conditions could be just right to power US-sized colony

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