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1 in 2000 Britons may carry 'mad cow' prion protein

Health

1 in 2000 Britons may carry 'mad cow' prion protein

The prion protein responsible for the human version of BSE is twice as common in the UK as the previous best estimate, suggests the biggest survey yet

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Don't demonise palm oil to save orang-utans

Earth

Don't demonise palm oil to save orang-utans

Opinion

How UK's first nuclear reactor for 25 years will work

Earth

How UK's first nuclear reactor for 25 years will work

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Earth

Don't let nuclear renaissance bury carbon capture

Opinion

Locating art in the brain of the beholder

Life

Locating art in the brain of the beholder

CultureLab

Solar-powered cars streak across Australia

Technology

Solar-powered cars streak across Australia

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Monkey feels touch with prosthetic hand

Life

Monkey feels touch with prosthetic hand

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Mushrooms are magic at London's Kew Gardens

Life

Mushrooms are magic at London's Kew Gardens

CultureLab

The secret life of science in the second world war

Life

The secret life of science in the second world war

CultureLab

Why we are all accidental musicians

Life

Why we are all accidental musicians

Music makes us smarter because it lets us practise living with uncertainty, argues Jay Schulkin in Reflections on the Musical Mind

CultureLab

Earth

Are some rich firms' land grabs not the real deal?

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Physics

Tabletop fusion reactor mimics cosmic-ray crashes

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Earth

International airlines face emissions caps from 2020

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Life

Reading literary fiction makes you a nicer person

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