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whales and dolphins

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Humans

Tragic tears: Why we are the only animals that cry

In Why Humans Like to Cry, Michael Trimble argues that tears of sadness provide a type of joy, that may have co-evolved with tragedy

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Environment

Battling nature in your backyard

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Earth

How much will you pay for a green future?

Opinion

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The butterfly effect – in giant balloons

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The forgotten life of Dorothy Wrinch

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Endangered primates caught in Congolese conflict

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Endangered primates caught in Congolese conflict

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UK consumers lose their taste for green energy

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UK consumers lose their taste for green energy

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Holiday gifts: Books to give by

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Holiday gifts: What to give the scientifically curious

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Full steam ahead for California carbon trading

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Full steam ahead for California carbon trading

California's new emissions trading system could be the start of something much bigger – a truly international carbon market

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Health

Cut premature births, save $3 billion

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Health

Moderate drink during pregnancy can lower baby's IQ

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Technology

Computers identify what makes abstract art move us

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Technology

Oppenheimer: the full story of a complex character

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