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Australia's A$60 million plan for Great Barrier Reef won't work

Earth

Australia's A$60 million plan for Great Barrier Reef won't work

The Australian government has pledged millions of dollars in extra funding to protect the Great Barrier Reef, but none of it will go to tackling the biggest threat

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Humans

Planet and people: new books for Anthropocene times

Culture

A capsized oil tanker is releasing invisible toxins into the sea

Earth

A capsized oil tanker is releasing invisible toxins into the sea

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Life

Trophy: Is hunting really the only way to save big game?

Culture

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Humans

Sniff the apocalypse: An art show with perfume for the end times

Culture

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Space

The books and ideas that will shape the year ahead

Culture

Vienna’s Biennale poses hard questions for near and far futures

Life

Vienna’s Biennale poses hard questions for near and far futures

Culture

China tackles climate change with world's largest carbon market

Earth

China tackles climate change with world's largest carbon market

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Health

2018 preview: Opioids will kill tens of thousands more people

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Physics

Exploring the universe – and how we found our place in it

Enjoy the spectacular cosmos with this illustrated guide to astronomy, ranging from an iconic diagram by Copernicus to one of NASA's 2017 Jupiter photos

Culture

Health

2018 preview: Gene therapy treats disease while in the womb

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Technology

People without electricity could end up living the energy dream

Insight

Humans

The secrets of your past that lurk inside your ears

Features

Health

The body’s killer immune cells also feed fetuses in the womb

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