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Big Ben poppers

Space

Feedback: Poppers burn a hole in the UK's blanket drugs ban

Plus quantum tape unravels, a knife for women, Neil deGrasse Tyson's painful tweets, airy promises from breathing guru, digital teeth, and more

Regulars

Health

NHS England backtracks from rolling out HIV-prevention drug

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Human embryo at the 4 cell stage

Health

Embryo cells decide their future only two days after conception

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A worker looks at giant wind turbine parts

Earth

Investment in renewables was double that of coal and gas in 2015

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A new power plant is planned for Hinkley in Somerset

Earth

Should the UK pull plug on Hinkley Point nuclear power station?

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eugenics

Humans

Eugenic America: How to exclude almost everyone

CultureLab

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Humans

Racism, photography and DNA: can we right past wrongs?

CultureLab

Red-shanked doucs in a tree

Life

On the trail of some of the world's rarest monkeys

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People making solar panels

Earth

Energy-related CO₂ emissions held steady despite economic growth

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Illustration showing whale and person in white coat with microscope

Life

The enigmatic whale we can hear – but have never seen

The unique, unanswered call that echoes off California's shores speaks of the world's loneliest whale – Whale 52. But maybe he has a more urgent problem

Features

Physics

Bananas and jazz help us penetrate physics – but only so far

CultureLab

Life

Just how are we related to our chimp cousins?

Features

Humans

How two dead power stations fuel the art of catastrophe

CultureLab

Earth

Oil tax breaks in UK's budget criticised by climate campaigners

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