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whales and dolphins

monkey cage

Life

Monkey experiments are a necessary evil for better medicine

Like it or not, primates are an essential part of biomedical research. But we must ensure the sacrifice is worthwhile, and carefully consider animals' welfare

Leader

A boy and a girl looking out of a train window

Humans

Perfect people: How tomorrow’s children will make babies

Culture

monkey on finger

Life

First monkey genetically engineered to have Parkinson's created

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A slow revolution in the skies will transform life on the ground

Earth

A slow revolution in the skies will transform life on the ground

Comment

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Health

Orlando massacre prompts call to ease gay blood donor rules

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Macaques using stone tools

Life

‘Monkey archaeology’ reveals macaque’s own Stone Age culture

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Shadows on a grassy surface: three adults and a small child

Health

'Three-parent baby' success could see trials in two years

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Blowing hot air: Are wind farms really bad for your health?

Earth

Blowing hot air: Are wind farms really bad for your health?

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US and India set to join UN climate deal and agree on renewables

Earth

US and India set to join UN climate deal and agree on renewables

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oil

Earth

The Oracle of Oil: The man who predicted peak oil

M. King Hubbert was a smart geologist with canny ideas about oil that no one listened to at the time. Can a fascinatingly flawed book rescue his legacy?

Culture

Earth

First commercial carbon-capture plant set to open in Switzerland

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Life

Orcas are first non-humans whose evolution is driven by culture

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Earth

Trump would deliver fatal blow to fight against climate change

Comment

Humans

Can video games really create new knowledge?

Culture

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