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oil and gas

How we evolved to trade longevity for vitality

Life

How we evolved to trade longevity for vitality

Growing old is the price we pay for the youthful vigour that having children demands, says Jonathan Silvertown in The Long and Short of It

CultureLab

Win our top gift: a stool made of fungus

Win our top gift: a stool made of fungus

CultureLab

Gift guide: Our pick of the best science books

Gift guide: Our pick of the best science books

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Technology

Music helps you frame the perfect smartphone snap

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Win 13 of the best books from our seasonal guide

Win 13 of the best books from our seasonal guide

CultureLab

Art's early dawn: When intelligence really began

Life

Art's early dawn: When intelligence really began

Features

All present: Our pick of the best science gifts

All present: Our pick of the best science gifts

CultureLab

When a rubber tongue becomes your own

Life

When a rubber tongue becomes your own

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The shaman's-eye view: A Yanomami verdict on us

Life

The shaman's-eye view: A Yanomami verdict on us

CultureLab

Air pollution blights London life

Earth

Air pollution blights London life

In almost half of London boroughs, the proportion of deaths from air pollution rose between 2010 and 2011, probably because of diesel-fuelled vehicles

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Life

Monkey controls two virtual arms with thoughts alone

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Technology

Pop music makes solar cells produce more electricity

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Forging our fuel future

Careers

Space

Chris Hadfield: Social media started with Apollo

Opinion

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