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The Elements of Power makes a green case for rare metals

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The Elements of Power makes a green case for rare metals

David Abraham's new book argues, perhaps naively, that the role of rare metals in green tech outweighs the harm of mining them to satisfy our lust for gadgets

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Professionals, your time is up, prepare to be sidelined by tech

Professionals, your time is up, prepare to be sidelined by tech

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Fossil discovery could be the last common ancestor to all apes

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Fossil discovery could be the last common ancestor to all apes

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Would you take a genetic test that could lay bare your destiny?

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Would you take a genetic test that could lay bare your destiny?

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<em>The Master Algorithm</em>: A world remade by machines that learn

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The Master Algorithm: A world remade by machines that learn

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Inside the Samuel Johnson book prize: The science problem

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What is freedom in the digital age?

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What is freedom in the digital age?

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Tuberculosis now leading cause of death from infectious disease

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Tuberculosis now leading cause of death from infectious disease

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Baby due date could be predicted more precisely with cervix test

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Baby due date could be predicted more precisely with cervix test

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Howler monkeys have to choose between big balls and big bawls

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Howler monkeys have to choose between big balls and big bawls

In species with the largest vocal organs, males have the smallest testicles, suggesting an evolutionary trade-off between winning mates and making sperm

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How the matsutake mushroom lets us balance ecology and economics

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What To Think About Machines That Think gets you thinking

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How a creationist instinct stops us seeing evolution everywhere

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Back to the Future: Does physics of Marty's time travel add up?

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