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Prisoners eating

Health

Is research in jails the way to end wars over dietary guidance?

US researchers say studies in prisons could firm up evidence on salt intake and health. The doubters will still doubt, say Mike Lean and Alastair Campbell

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Artist's impression of the Swansea tidal power project, showing a walkway around the periphery

Earth

Why tidal power won't solve the world's renewable energy needs

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Stop the reckless video-assisted refereeing experiment now

Life

Stop the reckless video-assisted refereeing experiment now

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Donald Trump talking to North Korean politician Kim Yong-chol

Humans

Trump v Kim: The mind games that led to the Korea summit

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Richard Branson

Space

Why Richard Branson's promises about space tourism are empty

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Shipping containers on Chinese ship

Humans

What can game theory tell us about Trump's threats of trade war?

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detox speled out in vegetables

Health

There's no such thing as a 'detox' – so let's ban the word

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Mars cartoon

Life

We need to grab some rocks from Mars – let's just get on with it

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Silhoutted person looking at stars

Space

I'm working on a universal language to let us speak to aliens

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Two children sat playing video games at home with their mother

Health

How a change in tactics could help autism research

For some, symptoms of autism can hamper their daily lives, but drugs to mitigate these have floundered during trials. Shafali Jeste has an idea of why

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Earth

Someone is wrecking the ozone layer again. They must be stopped

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Health

Keep the facts front and centre in Ireland's abortion debate

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Technology

Your social media data is out there, just waiting to be leaked

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Health

Push to rid poorer nations of harmful trans fat is long overdue

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