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oil and gas

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Space

A desolate vision of the future of Mars exploration

In the wake of Curiosity's landing on Mars, artist Kelly Richardson's depictions of a post-apocalyptic Red Planet are a call for us to save our own planet

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Can cold fusion research survive pioneer's death?

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Can cold fusion research survive pioneer's death?

Opinion

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The all-time greatest popular science books

Opinion

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Come back, parasites, all is forgiven

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The most influential science book of all time?

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Even greener alternative: Energy from algae

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Even greener alternative: Energy from algae

Opinion

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Science's greatest critic is no mood to recant

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The science behind our weirdest behaviours

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Record haul of uranium harvested from seawater

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Record haul of uranium harvested from seawater

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Lowest US carbon emissions won't slow climate change

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Lowest US carbon emissions won't slow climate change

Many US power companies have dropped coal in favour of lower-carbon natural gas, but the coal is being burned elsewhere in the world

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We are already superhuman

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Humans

The purpose and problems of pain

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Technology

Marie Curie, the family woman

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Earth

We're still on the slippery slope to peak oil

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