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HIV and AIDS

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Humans

The End of Average tells us why we should discard a mean idea

Average thinking was a revolution, but we've paid the price for comparing people to impossible standards

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Health

'Ditch booze' advice to sexually active US women is step too far

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A drug used for opioid addictions

Health

Tiny doses of opioid could be first fast anti-suicide drug

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Health

Zika virus outbreak: What you need to know

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

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Physics

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

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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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Health

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

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Health

Boost C-section babies by giving them vaginal bacteria

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Life

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

How to explain Donald Trump's lead over Republican rivals? Like an alpha chimp, he knows how to dominate by noisy intimidation, says Christopher Boehm

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Earth

Radioactive waste dogs Germany despite abandoning nuclear power

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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

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Life

Feedback: Bluetooth pregnancy test is not immaculate conception

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