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Technology

Pokémon Go away: Who owns the augmented reality we play in?

Since hugely popular mobile game Pokémon Go launched, digital monsters have popped up in private homes, police stations and even Auschwitz – the law may need a rethink

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Technology

Computer says no? Europeans can now challenge that decision

Analysis

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Space

Cosmic carve-up: Law and plunder on the final frontier

Features

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Health

Supreme Court strikes down abortion restrictions in Texas

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Health

Can food get you high? We try a meal of psychoactive substances

Culture

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Technology

Computer generates all possible ideas to beat patent trolls

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Health

Why so much science research is flawed – and what to do about it

Features

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Mind

Science isn't as solid as it should be – but science can fix it

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Health

Just say maybe: Is the world ready to abandon the war on drugs?

Insight

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Humans

The truth about migration: How we lived without passports

Countries used to worry more about keeping people in than keeping them out. Then came the French Revolution, the nation-state and the need to control citizens

Features

Space

Feedback: Lawmakers’ raw milk celebrations hit a sour note

Regulars

The 'Pirate Bay' of research is back online

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Humans

Realising slavery's environmental impact will hasten its end

Comment

Health

It may be impossible, but it's the law

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