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The links between trade, disease and economic warfare

From the Black Death to SARS, in Contagion medical historian Mark Harrison details how commerce has spread disease around the globe

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Humans

Is 8 hours a night right for everyone?

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Humans

Is love just chemical trickery?

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The sad disappearance of Antarctica

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Technology

Liberating cyberspace

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Is hearing more important than seeing?

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Oil reserves at heart of Japan-China island dispute

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Oil reserves at heart of Japan-China island dispute

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Geological clues from Noah's flood?

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Are you really making your own decisions?

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Eyes on the sky: get lost in the wonders of the air

From airborne pheromones to human flight, William Bryant Logan examines all aspects of a most ephemeral element of nature in Air

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Life

Dinosaur-inspired upgrades add bite to wind turbines

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Coping with the noisy neighbours

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Heaven scent: The grey gold from a sperm whale's gut

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Shale gas won't make Europe energy-independent

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