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oil and gas

CultureLab pans for gold in 2014 reads

CultureLab pans for gold in 2014 reads

Here is our preview of the coming crop for lovers of good books and fine ideas

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Anybody out there? The how and what of alien life

Life

Anybody out there? The how and what of alien life

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Dream Job: Scientific glass-blower

Technology

Dream Job: Scientific glass-blower

Careers

2013 review: The year in health research

Health

2013 review: The year in health research

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Snow monkey leaps into hell

Life

Snow monkey leaps into hell

Regulars

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Earth

2014 preview: Hydrogen SUV ready to hit the road

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Short story: Images of Undiluted Love

Short story: Images of Undiluted Love

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Win glory with your science-themed Lego creation

Win glory with your science-themed Lego creation

CultureLab

Magical giant: The story of a much-loved museum whale

Life

Magical giant: The story of a much-loved museum whale

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Elvis vs Jesus: PageRank for people says who's bigger

Life

Elvis vs Jesus: PageRank for people says who's bigger

Which historical figures command most attention? A computer scientist and a Google engineer have devised an algorithm to rank them all in Who's Bigger?

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Space

Astrophile: Titan lake has more liquid fuel than Earth

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Life

A taste of no-tech life in a post-apocalyptic bunker

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Earth

Mining insider: 'Leave the coal in the ground'

Opinion

Life

Why insects bug us so much

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