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Humans

The complex and unfolding story of heredity shows genes’ true place

Inheritance is about so much more than the handing on of a genetic baton down the centuries, argues a nuanced new book, She Has Her Mother’s Laugh

Culture

Fossil-free Dutch vehicles line up for a cool future

Technology

Fossil-free Dutch vehicles line up for a cool future

Culture

Weird 'wind drought' means Britain's turbines are at a standstill

Earth

Weird 'wind drought' means Britain's turbines are at a standstill

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Life

Eye of the shoal: Inside the surprising world of fish

Culture

Ancient Romans may have killed off whale species in the Mediterranean

Life

Ancient Romans may have killed off whale species in the Mediterranean

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Earth

Globetrotting film sends scientists on "relay race" of inquiry

Culture

Smart solar windows could power your home and also keep it cool

Technology

Smart solar windows could power your home and also keep it cool

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Some monkeys in Panama may have just stumbled into the Stone Age

Life

Some monkeys in Panama may have just stumbled into the Stone Age

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Polycystic ovary syndrome linked to mother's health in pregnancy

Health

Polycystic ovary syndrome linked to mother's health in pregnancy

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Four ways dolphins are amazing – and one way they’re not

Life

Four ways dolphins are amazing – and one way they’re not

We certainly click with dolphins, but they are also otherworldly creatures with a suite of senses divergent from our own. Here’s our top 5 facts about them

Features

Health

Heroin users’ brains hint at a new treatment for narcolepsy

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Humans

The clock-maker who helped fashion art from science

Culture

Life

Inside the secret military programme that uses dolphins as weapons

Features

Technology

Will we ever go on holiday in an electric-powered plane?

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