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oil and gas

Lightbulb made of modified <em>E. coli</em> fuses biology and electronics

Life

Lightbulb made of modified E. coli fuses biology and electronics

A team from the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition has made an electronic circuit with biological components using modified bacteria

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Climate campaigners should have the right to sue governments

Earth

Climate campaigners should have the right to sue governments

Analysis

Dead vaquita in net

Life

Last-ditch effort to save the world’s smallest porpoise agreed

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Chimps and bonobos interbred and exchanged genes

Life

Chimps and bonobos interbred and exchanged genes

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UK must face reality on climate impact of new Heathrow runway

Earth

UK must face reality on climate impact of new Heathrow runway

Comment

A robot floats in a small tank of water with the aid of four polystyrene balls on arm-like features

Technology

Soft robot with a mouth and gut can forage for its own food

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cars

Technology

How to save ourselves from the invisible gas choking us to death

Insight

poster

Health

HIV jumped to the US in 1970 - 10 years before it was spotted

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Xudong Wang holds a piece of his energy-generating board in a lab

Technology

Energy-generating floorboard lights up 35 LEDs with one footstep

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Iceland drills hottest hole to tap into energy of molten magma

Earth

Iceland drills hottest hole to tap into energy of molten magma

A new well tested in Iceland could boost geothermal energy production tenfold by exploiting 1000 °C magma steam deep below Earth’s surface

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Technology

E-paper display runs on office lights and never needs charging

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Humans

An enormous shape-shifting artwork – run by yeast

Culture

Life

Some of our Stone Age tools may just be crafty monkey throwaways

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Humans

Golden oldies: The pudgy dad hypothesis and why older men matter

Culture

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