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How much oil must stay buried to avert 2 °C warming?

An audit of fossil fuels show that to avoid dangerous climate change we must stop burning oil in 25 years' time, and coal in just 15 years

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Whaleworld: Looking for cetacean culture

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Whaleworld: Looking for cetacean culture

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Three searches for the wellsprings of creativity

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Three searches for the wellsprings of creativity

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Talking gibbonish: Deciphering the banter of the apes

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Talking gibbonish: Deciphering the banter of the apes

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Seven megaprojects that would change the world

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Seven megaprojects that would change the world

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Books to look forward to in 2015

Books to look forward to in 2015

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Exclusive: Jane Hawking tells her Theory of Everything

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Exclusive: Jane Hawking tells her Theory of Everything

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FBI says North Korea hacked Sony – what's the proof?

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FBI says North Korea hacked Sony – what's the proof?

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Pitch us a movie and win an invite to our writing room

Pitch us a movie and win an invite to our writing room

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<i>Y(ou)r q(ua)ntifi(e)d s(el)f</i>, a short story

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Y(ou)r q(ua)ntifi(e)d s(el)f, a short story

Whether or not your existence is noticed, whether you detect it or not, you are exquisite. And you are immersed in… yourself. By Michael Blumlein

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Reverb: Why we dig messy sound

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Born to dance: The animals with natural rhythm

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Rhyme and reason: Writing poems in computer code

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On the pain of others: The case for animal rights

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