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Health

Exclusive: First visit to Russia's secret nuclear disaster site

Deep in the cold war, Russia managed to hide another Chernobyl – a catastrophic explosion that affected thousands. Fred Pearce visits the Mayak evacuation zone

Features

Quantum photocells, which look like an arrangement of grey squares on a darker background

Life

Quantum solar cells could explain why plants are green

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Energy-efficient engine turns waste hot water into electricity

Technology

Energy-efficient engine turns waste hot water into electricity

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Health

Old 51: Happily upholding ideals since issue number 1

Regulars

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Earth

The world in 2076: That nuclear war was a bit of a bummer

Features

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Technology

‘I’m more confident’: Paralysed woman’s life after brain implant

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First home brain implant lets ‘locked-in’ woman communicate

Technology

First home brain implant lets ‘locked-in’ woman communicate

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A Tv screen in South Korea shows a news report on a North Korea nuclear test

Humans

President Trump’s defence deals may spark a nuclear arms race

Insight

implant

Life

Implants hack reflexes to let paralysed monkeys move their legs

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Earth

A wind turbine’s swish may annoy, but it's not hurting anyone

Fresh calls to shut “noisy” wind farms should be dismissed given the lack of evidence of harm to health and the need for renewable power, says James Randerson

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Technology

Robot surgeon can slice eyes finely enough to remove cataracts

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Technology

Smart camera system checks patients' vital signs from afar

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Technology

Energy-generating floorboard lights up 35 LEDs with one footstep

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Life

Mice fall for rubber hand illusion just like us

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