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Send wireless power long range with lasers and balloons

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Send wireless power long range with lasers and balloons

An idea for beaming power over hundreds of kilometres could help provide emergency power where it is needed

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Earth

Human cost of coal in the UK: 1600 lives a year

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Health

Stop persecution to halt HIV, says United Nations

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Animal-rights group sues to secure freedom for chimps

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Animal-rights group sues to secure freedom for chimps

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The best science books of 2013

The best science books of 2013

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The night: When darkness falls, fear rises

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The night: When darkness falls, fear rises

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How we evolved to trade longevity for vitality

Life

How we evolved to trade longevity for vitality

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Gift guide: Our pick of the best science books

Gift guide: Our pick of the best science books

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Win our top gift: a stool made of fungus

Win our top gift: a stool made of fungus

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All present: Our pick of the best science gifts

All present: Our pick of the best science gifts

When it comes to giving gifts, our selection shows how science delivers the beautiful as well as the technical

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Technology

Music helps you frame the perfect smartphone snap

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Win 13 of the best books from our seasonal guide

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Life

Art's early dawn: When intelligence really began

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Life

When a rubber tongue becomes your own

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