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Opinion

Read expert opinions from the world's leading scientific minds on everything from science's big conundrums and latest research outcomes to future science

First interview: David Willetts, new UK science minister

Willetts lays to rest fears that the Conservative-led coalition is unfriendly to "blue skies" science

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Life

The wisdom of herds: How social mood moves the world

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Welcome to the family, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis

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Environment

The lesson of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

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Omega-3: Best taken with a big pinch of salt

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On NewScientist.com

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Health

Flab rats: Unfit animals are bad for experiments

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UK election: did candidates with the right face win?

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Special report: Living in denial

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Living in denial: When a sceptic isn’t a sceptic

There are clear lines between scepticism and denial, but telling them apart can be tricky in the real world, says Michael Shermer

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Humans

Living in denial: Why sensible people reject the truth

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Living in denial: How corporations manufacture doubt

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Humans

Living in denial: Unleashing a lie

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Living in denial: Questioning science isn’t blasphemy

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