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Can Europe's arts festivals illuminate our crisis-ridden world?

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Can Europe's arts festivals illuminate our crisis-ridden world?

Climate change and technological dystopia were centre stage at three recent festivals in Norway and Austria, but the artworks struggled to rise to the challenge

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US weapons facility accidentally shipped excess nuclear material

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US weapons facility accidentally shipped excess nuclear material

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Apes remember major events in movies, even on a single viewing

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Apes remember major events in movies, even on a single viewing

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Surfing seal rides on the back of a whale in surprise snapshot

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Surfing seal rides on the back of a whale in surprise snapshot

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<em>How to Thrive In the Next Economy</em>: Is a better way possible?

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How to Thrive In the Next Economy: Is a better way possible?

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Autumn's science books weigh up humanity's future options

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Autumn's science books weigh up humanity's future options

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<i>Evolution: The whole story</i> proves no lifeform is dull

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Evolution: The whole story proves no lifeform is dull

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HIV may kill most cells by a method overlooked for years

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HIV may kill most cells by a method overlooked for years

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Lemurs reveal unexpected reason for yawning

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<i>The Invention of Nature</i> finds science's lost hero

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The Invention of Nature finds science's lost hero

We find his name on mountains, lakes, towns – even a "sea" on the moon. So why is the naturalist Alexander von Humboldt largely forgotten, asks Andrea Wulf

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Gibbon skeleton is brought to life with uncanny stereo vision

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A Prehistory of the Cloud: The paradox of saving data

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Obama defends decision to let Shell drill for oil in Arctic

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Ban on chimp testing puts wild ape vaccine for Ebola at risk

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