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Radioactive waste dogs Germany despite abandoning nuclear power

Earth

Radioactive waste dogs Germany despite abandoning nuclear power

Major problems at a salt mine where 126,000 drums of radioactive debris are stored are fuelling public distrust of Germany's long-term waste disposal plans

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4 million at risk of Zika infection as El Niño increases spread

Life

4 million at risk of Zika infection as El Niño increases spread

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forest

Earth

Shock of the Anthropocene: Winners and losers in new world era

CultureLab

stork

Life

Feedback: Bluetooth pregnancy test is not immaculate conception

Regulars

All you need to know about whale strandings in the UK and Europe

Life

All you need to know about whale strandings in the UK and Europe

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Did Zika’s recent mutations let it explode as a global threat?

Health

Did Zika’s recent mutations let it explode as a global threat?

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Will creating monkeys with autism-like symptoms be any use?

Life

Will creating monkeys with autism-like symptoms be any use?

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El Niño means glaciers in the Andes are melting at record rates

Earth

El Niño means glaciers in the Andes are melting at record rates

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Cross-species dolphin society gets friendlier after hurricanes

Life

Cross-species dolphin society gets friendlier after hurricanes

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Smart clothes adapt so you are always the right temperature

Technology

Smart clothes adapt so you are always the right temperature

Researchers are developing clothes that can change their thermal properties to adapt to the environment and wearer's body, so you're never too hot or cold

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Life

Meet the aquatic monkey with a love of diving and swimming

Regulars

Health

This is what life is like in the smoggiest place on Earth

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Humans

Verse in the universe: The scientific power of poetry

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