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Health

Ebola’s silver lining: We can clamp down on bushmeat

The smuggling and consumption of wild animals has helped Ebola spread in West Africa. What better moment to act, says an animal protection campaigner

Health

We need shrinks in hospital emergency rooms

In our world beyond nations, the future is medieval

My ‘verbal autopsies’ reveal what really killed people

Earth

Let’s talk about the weather to revive climate debate

Health

Three ways the iceman controls his immune system

Health

Blaming Ebola on God’s wrath is worse than you think

Health

More autopsies on a body don’t mean more answers

Health

Can we consciously control our immune system?

Mind

It would be stupid to ignore a drop in human intellect

The long-term rise in IQ scores might be coming to a halt, but we should focus on improving social conditions rather than worrying about idiocracy

Life

I’m exploring the health toll of firstborn favouritism

Life

Crowd-control policing in the US is stuck in riot mode

Health

Will death of Robin Williams herald spike in suicides?

Health

Let’s rush the Ebola drug out – and be ready next time