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Light-activated brain cells boost monkey skills

Health

Light-activated brain cells boost monkey skills

Treating disease by stimulating brain cells with light comes closer to reality following the first demonstration that it works in monkeys

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High-tech clothes let fashionistas bare all

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Chimps catch yawns from dominant males

Life

Chimps catch yawns from dominant males

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Should we just let the Mississippi flood?

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Tales of the first seafarers

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The simple cells that came before everything

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Health

HIV pioneers unite to stamp out the virus for good

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Nuclear fuel rods removed from Japan's Fukushima plant

Earth

Nuclear fuel rods removed from Japan's Fukushima plant

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Monkey manoeuvres reveal how the brain spurs actions

Life

Monkey manoeuvres reveal how the brain spurs actions

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Environment

Gorgeous snub-nosed monkey with the face of a god

Viewers in China were moved to tears when they saw this stunning image of a sacred, endangered animal

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Why a dogged virus simply won't go away

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Innovation made waves in physics photography

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False memories, false convictions

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Health

Fukushima increases risk of cancer – but not by much

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