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Over a barrel? Falling oil prices and the environment

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Over a barrel? Falling oil prices and the environment

A halving of oil prices is hailed as good news for cash-strapped consumers. But there could also be unexpected gains for the environment, says Fred Pearce

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Human brains have a groovy feature that chimps' don't

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Human brains have a groovy feature that chimps' don't

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Three searches for the wellsprings of creativity

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Three searches for the wellsprings of creativity

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Talking gibbonish: Deciphering the banter of the apes

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Talking gibbonish: Deciphering the banter of the apes

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How much oil must stay buried to avert 2 °C warming?

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Whaleworld: Looking for cetacean culture

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Whaleworld: Looking for cetacean culture

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Books to look forward to in 2015

Books to look forward to in 2015

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Exclusive: Jane Hawking tells her Theory of Everything

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Exclusive: Jane Hawking tells her Theory of Everything

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Seven megaprojects that would change the world

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Seven megaprojects that would change the world

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FBI says North Korea hacked Sony – what's the proof?

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FBI says North Korea hacked Sony – what's the proof?

The FBI says North Korea forced Sony to cancel the release of Seth Rogan's film The Interview. But security experts are sceptical

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Rhyme and reason: Writing poems in computer code

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Life

On the pain of others: The case for animal rights

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Born to dance: The animals with natural rhythm

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Y(ou)r q(ua)ntifi(e)d s(el)f, a short story

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