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Beyond experiment: Why the scientific method may be old hat

It’s now so hard to test our best theories of how the universe works that some physicists want to change the way we do science

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Humans

The maddeningly magical maths of John Dee

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John Grisham

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Tumor is the most important book I've ever written

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Life

Why Only Us: The language paradox

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Life

Bonobos know when others are being treated unfairly – and react

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Multiple births, not heart disease, is biggest IVF health risk

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Life

Cheats and Deceits: The story of how to stay alive

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Life

Effects of being born prematurely shouldn't have to last forever

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Premature birth: How its effects can stay with you for life

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Earth

Test-driving the hydrogen car that makes a little go a long way

A prototype car tailored to its hydrogen power source gets more oomph from its fuel cell than competitors, leading the way to more efficient, cleaner vehicles

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Life

Whole Zika genome recovered from brain of baby with microcephaly

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Space

Space solar: The global race to tap the sun's energy from orbit

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Life

A Crude Look at the Whole: Complexity is still outsmarting us

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Humans

NeuroLogic: The enthralling story of the unconscious mind

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