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HBO's Chernobyl drama highlights the human cost of nuclear catastrophe

Technology

HBO's Chernobyl drama highlights the human cost of nuclear catastrophe

An intense new HBO miniseries about the world's worst nuclear accident turns the Chernobyl Soviet scientists into unlikely heroes in its portrayal of a world superpower approaching meltdown

Culture

Seven charts that explain what net zero emissions means for the UK

Environment

Seven charts that explain what net zero emissions means for the UK

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Life

Working hypothesis: From slow ramblers to asteroid Ryugu

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Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) and snorkeler, Baja California, Mexico

Life

Huge whales may have evolved millions of years earlier than we thought

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Writing: Making Your Mark reveals the power of the written word

Humans

Writing: Making Your Mark reveals the power of the written word

Culture

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Earth

Don’t miss: Earth from space, asteroid workouts and nature’s giants

Culture

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Life

Don't miss: Visualising inequality, space comms and a rare pregnancy

Culture

A lady having a blood test

Health

Pre-eclampsia blood test could help diagnose the condition earlier

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Technology

The compelling tale of how climate change denial came to grip the US

Culture

Venezuela

Technology

Venezuela has suffered power blackouts for days

Many Venezuelans have had no power for nearly a week. The cause appears to be a fault at a hydropower plant that powers 80 per cent of the country

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Life

Unique chimpanzee cultures are disappearing thanks to humans

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Health

A third person may have become HIV-free after a bone marrow transplant

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Health

Landmark HIV case may be the second person ever to be ‘cured’

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Health

Engineered yeast can brew up the active ingredients in cannabis plants

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