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Old fathers pass on more mutations to kids than old mothers

Health

Old fathers pass on more mutations to kids than old mothers

A huge study of Icelanders suggests that older men pass on four times as many new mutations to their kids than women

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Life

Tool-wielding monkeys push local shellfish to edge of extinction

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Earth

Fear and trembling, from The Great Quake to Quakeland

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solar panels in China

Technology

Why China's green ambitions will make it the next world leader

Insight

Graphic design can save your life – here’s how

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Graphic design can save your life – here’s how

Culture

Ankle fossil suggests our ancient ancestors leapt like acrobats

Humans

Ankle fossil suggests our ancient ancestors leapt like acrobats

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Technology

Failed electric buses remind us that roads not taken do matter

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Brooks

Humans

Forensic Architecture: How to make right state wrongs

Culture

Tough life: Thailand's macaques hang out on island beaches, cracking open seafood with stones

Life

It took these monkeys just 13 years to learn how to crack nuts

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person inhaling a balloon in front of houses of parliament

Health

UK's bad drug law flounders, which is no real surprise at all

The Psychoactive Substances Act is a failure. The only surprise is that the UK government has promised to keep pursuing people under it, says Frank Swain

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Earth

Brazil rejects bid to drill for oil near unique Amazon reef

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Humans

It only takes a few gene tweaks to make a human voice

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Life

Low-ranked female monkeys band together against their leaders

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Technology

Twisted carbon nanotubes harness waste energy and put it to work

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