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pregnancy and birth

Coal-fired power plant

Earth

Finland set to become first country to ban coal use for energy

Tomorrow, the nation is expected to announce a move to phase out coal and switch to renewable energy, becoming the first to outlaw the fossil fuel

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harbour porpoises swim underwater

Life

Porpoises plan their dives and can set their heart rate to match

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Projected sprite makes Shakespeare’s <i>The Tempest</i> a messy triumph

Technology

Projected sprite makes Shakespeare’s The Tempest a messy triumph

Culture

Flying machines and chickens: The art of thinking about science

Life

Flying machines and chickens: The art of thinking about science

Culture

EM drive

Space

Is new talk of interstellar drive too good to be true?

Comment

Energy-efficient engine turns waste hot water into electricity

Technology

Energy-efficient engine turns waste hot water into electricity

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Hacker, the humpback whale who got tangled in an internet cable

Life

Hacker, the humpback whale who got tangled in an internet cable

Regulars

nuclear train ad

Health

Old 51¶¯Âþ: Happily upholding ideals since issue number 1

Regulars

Group of pilot whales

Life

Pilot whales babysit each other’s young while swimming in groups

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The world in 2076: Goodbye electricity, hello superconductivity

Physics

The world in 2076: Goodbye electricity, hello superconductivity

The long-awaited discovery of room-temperature superconductors will mean batteries that stay charged forever and a dramatically more efficient world

Features

Technology

The world in 2076: Artificial starlight has made energy free

Features

Earth

Donald Trump's climate sceptics are coming to drill, baby, drill

Comment

Earth

2016 now looks dead set to become the hottest year on record

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Health

NHS does have the power to give HIV PrEP drug, say judges

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