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energy and fuels

Baby boys

Life

Three-parent babies may get US go-ahead, but only for sons

An influential report says the US should allow mitochondrial donation therapy for severe diseases, but only for male embryos that can't pass on the donor DNA

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Physics

Does Germany's nuclear waste headache warrant a global fix?

Leader

7 ways the war on Zika mosquitoes could be won

Life

7 ways the war on Zika mosquitoes could be won

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Baby with microcephaly

Health

What will life be like for Brazil’s generation of Zika babies?

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Baby born by caesarean section

Health

Boost C-section babies by giving them vaginal bacteria

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Donald Trump

Life

Trump's primate-like posturing got him to poll position in Iowa

Comment

Radioactive waste dogs Germany despite abandoning nuclear power

Earth

Radioactive waste dogs Germany despite abandoning nuclear power

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4 million at risk of Zika infection as El Niño increases spread

Life

4 million at risk of Zika infection as El Niño increases spread

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Earth

Shock of the Anthropocene: Winners and losers in new world era

CultureLab

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Life

Feedback: Bluetooth pregnancy test is not immaculate conception

Plus $2m price tag for brain training apps, Shield deflect criticisms of their tinfoil hat, 2016 is a palindrome, floating trains, and more

Regulars

Life

All you need to know about whale strandings in the UK and Europe

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Health

Did Zika’s recent mutations let it explode as a global threat?

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Life

Will creating monkeys with autism-like symptoms be any use?

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Earth

El Niño means glaciers in the Andes are melting at record rates

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