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oil and gas

Natural gas – a fuel too far?

Earth

Natural gas – a fuel too far?

It's being touted in the US as the ultimate bridging fuel to a low-carbon future. But new evidence is challenging the promise of natural gas

Features

New male spells death for unborn monkeys

Life

New male spells death for unborn monkeys

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Was early ungulate first mammal to echolocate?

Life

Was early ungulate first mammal to echolocate?

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The never-ending search for fresh ideas

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The secrets of solving mathematical puzzles

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Do we really need cash any more?

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How Nazi laws stymied German nuclear dreams

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Physics

How fresco-wrecking salty towers build themselves

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Life as a bird

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Tapping technology will create bounty for all

In Abundance: The future is better than you think, X-Prize founder Peter Diamandis creates an optimistic vision – but does it square with reality?

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Life

Prions point to a new style of evolution

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Climate change may stir geological mayhem

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Earth

US to resume building nuclear plants

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Earth

Hurricanes deliver fatal blows to wind turbines

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