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A paean to plants: The story of botany at Kew gardens

Life

A paean to plants: The story of botany at Kew gardens

Some may still see it as a Cinderella science, but botany flowers magnificently in Plants: Roots to riches and the accompanying 25-part BBC Radio 4 series

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China clamps down on dirtiest coal to curb pollution

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China clamps down on dirtiest coal to curb pollution

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The creepy crawly story of life on Earth

Life

The creepy crawly story of life on Earth

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Leaky wells, not fracking, polluted US drinking water

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Leaky wells, not fracking, polluted US drinking water

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Urban wastelands worth millions for what they give us

Earth

Urban wastelands worth millions for what they give us

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Space

Water-splitter could make hydrogen fuel on Mars

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Life

Jurassic corpse-eaters revealed by fossil reptiles

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The war for our attention in a land of infinite choice

The war for our attention in a land of infinite choice

CultureLab

Shattering DNA may have let gibbons evolve new species

Life

Shattering DNA may have let gibbons evolve new species

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Socrates among the psychopaths

Socrates among the psychopaths

When a philosopher introduced the Socratic method to the inmates of a high-security psychiatric hospital, he found connections with the rest of us

CultureLab

Life

Jurassic corpse-eaters revealed by fossil reptile

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Life

Japan tries everything it can to start whaling again

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Earth

Want to grow the UK economy? Invest in green energy

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Life

All newborns should be similar size in ideal conditions

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