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Environment

From the archives: When oil turned Alaska's coastline black

The Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989 was one of the worst environmental disasters on record – but 30 years on, some good has come come of it

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Mind

It's not an illusion, you have free will. It's just not what you think

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Elizabeth Holmes: The hypnotic tale of the rise and fall of Theranos

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Elizabeth Holmes: The hypnotic tale of the rise and fall of Theranos

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Earth

Gaia rebooted: New version of idea explains how Earth evolved for life

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Life

Don't miss: Shark crime, optical games and dairy in the cross hairs

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Environment

World's most endangered marine mammal is now down to 10 animals

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Life

Flower hat jelly has colour-tipped tentacles for paralysing small fish

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Technology

Handheld device could detect CRISPR bioweapons before they spread

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How neuroscience is exploding the myth of male and female brains

Mind

How neuroscience is exploding the myth of male and female brains

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Suckers

Life

Squid teeth could help make bioplastics and self-repairing clothes

A protein found in the suckered arms of squid could help make biodegradable plastics and clothes that repair themselves

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How nature is evolving in the human age

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Life

Asking the biggest questions is the very essence of science

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Life

Life’s secret ingredient: A radical theory of what makes things alive

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Life

Human or hybrid? The big debate over what a species really is

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