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Earth

New Urbanist: Our infrastructure is expanding to include animals

New Urbanist is a monthly column that explores how technology and design are changing our cities, homes, the built environment – and ourselves

Nepal earthquake: Can we make nations more disaster resilient?

Humans

Biological baloney: The flaw in US anti-gay marriage arguments

Space

Flying in a spaceplane is like a magic carpet ride

Science will suffer after general election – no matter who wins

I asked FBI to validate forensic hair analysis – they couldn’t

Life

The human universe: Should we take responsibility for the cosmos?

I’m chasing the shadows of paranormal experience

Tax cuts for top earners fail because the theory is broken

It’s time to let national happiness guide political policy

The real feel-good factors must be allowed to guide government decisions alongside economic measures, says an economist and Labour peer

Health

Getting to grips with the placenta’s real health benefits

Technology

Technology can give political power back to the people

Claiming sexism in science is over is just wishful thinking

Humans

Morality is rooted in the way societies get their energy