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Biofuel rush is wiping out unique American grasslands

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Biofuel rush is wiping out unique American grasslands

Planting more crops to meet the biofuel demand is destroying grasslands and pastures in the central US, threatening wildlife

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Nuclear waste: too hot to handle?

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Nuclear waste: too hot to handle?

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Ice-age art hints at birth of modern mind

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Wind power is now cheaper than coal in some countries

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Zoologger: 'It's a boy!' Monkey midwife delivers baby

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Zoologger: 'It's a boy!' Monkey midwife delivers baby

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Choking China: The struggle to clear Beijing's air

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Choking China: The struggle to clear Beijing's air

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What we really know about human courtship

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Can the internet revive US democracy?

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Nobel-winning US energy secretary steps down

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Environment

Iran launches monkey into space

The Iranian Space Agency claims to have launched a rhesus monkey into space on a sub-orbital flight, and returned it safely to Earth

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Texas mega-battery aims to green up the grid

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Tour of the body hardly gets under the skin

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US medical research chimps to retire to sanctuaries

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Climate change may get us into hot political waters

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