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Monkeys and apes

Top-down or bottom-up? Two visions of smart cities

Technology

Top-down or bottom-up? Two visions of smart cities

Two books explore what interactive technology can do for cities of the future – the results range from authoritarian to ideal, open-sourced democracies

CultureLab

How heat from trains and sewers can warm our homes

Technology

How heat from trains and sewers can warm our homes

Analysis

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Earth

Human cost of coal in the UK: 1600 lives a year

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Health

Stop persecution to halt HIV, says United Nations

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Animal-rights group sues to secure freedom for chimps

Life

Animal-rights group sues to secure freedom for chimps

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How we evolved to trade longevity for vitality

Life

How we evolved to trade longevity for vitality

CultureLab

The best science books of 2013

The best science books of 2013

CultureLab

The night: When darkness falls, fear rises

Life

The night: When darkness falls, fear rises

Features

Gift guide: Our pick of the best science books

Gift guide: Our pick of the best science books

CultureLab

Win our top gift: a stool made of fungus

Win our top gift: a stool made of fungus

Enter our prize draw to win CultureLab's star gift from our 2013 selection: a Baby Yamanaka fungal stool

CultureLab

All present: Our pick of the best science gifts

CultureLab

Win 13 of the best books from our seasonal guide

CultureLab

Life

Art's early dawn: When intelligence really began

Features

Technology

Music helps you frame the perfect smartphone snap

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