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Out-of-control oil leaks at Canadian tar sands site

Earth

Out-of-control oil leaks at Canadian tar sands site

Thousands of barrels of bitumen have already leaked from a tar sands project in north-east Alberta that had been certified safe by government regulators

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Life

Monogamy evolved to keep baby-killers away

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Emmy equals Einstein squared

Physics

Emmy equals Einstein squared

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DNA fails to take off

Life

DNA fails to take off

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Earth

Deforestation in Congo basin slows, but for how long?

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Five things the royal baby knows about the world

Health

Five things the royal baby knows about the world

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Thirsty clean energy may add to water stressed world

Earth

Thirsty clean energy may add to water stressed world

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Art installation brings you face to face with fracking

Earth

Art installation brings you face to face with fracking

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Skull shots: When Irving Penn peeled away the skin

Life

Skull shots: When Irving Penn peeled away the skin

Regulars

Holiday reading: Gorge on the mistakes of others

Holiday reading: Gorge on the mistakes of others

Schadenfreude ahoy! Enjoy some of the biggest scientific slip-ups in books from Mario Livio, and Alfred Posamentier and Ingmar Lehmann

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Space

Holiday reading: The dark glamour of astronomy

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Holiday reading: The latest scientific must-reads

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Life

Chimps have experimented with sex more than humans

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Technology

Why storm winds turned wind turbine into a fireball

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