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How many motors can NASA cram on its fryer-oil flier?

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How many motors can NASA cram on its fryer-oil flier?

NASA's grease-fuelled hybrid aircraft seems to have been inspired by a magical movie car

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Meeting the human faces of the internet's dark places

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Meeting the human faces of the internet's dark places

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Just how rare is intelligent life in the universe?

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Just how rare is intelligent life in the universe?

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Sea of selfies – social media's monoculture threat

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Sea of selfies – social media's monoculture threat

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Human harp makes music by playing the Brooklyn Bridge

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Human harp makes music by playing the Brooklyn Bridge

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Beijing's coal ban may herald the end of the fuel

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Beijing's coal ban may herald the end of the fuel

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The surprising power of the unseen

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The surprising power of the unseen

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Massive smart light lab tests tech to slash emissions

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Massive smart light lab tests tech to slash emissions

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A globetrotting, water-saving tour of sewage gardens

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A globetrotting, water-saving tour of sewage gardens

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World's poor need grid power, not just solar panels

World's poor need grid power, not just solar panels

Small-is-beautiful electricity can't power a way out of poverty; big energy is either dirty or uneconomic. Time for some new ideas, says Fred Pearce

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Brazil bans catfish fishery that used dolphins as bait

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UK's national parks may not be safe from fracking

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Festival shows the promises and perils of open data

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Urban growth: bio-bricks offer a whiff of the future

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