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Raw deal for Japan's problem children
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Tropical countries veto rainforest protection scheme
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Satellite uncovers ancient Arabian river
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Glaciers seed ocean with silicon – and fuel plankton growth
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Costly mistakes in Antarctica
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Bed-wetting dries up after magnetic stimulation of lower back
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Technology: Here is the (virtual) nine o'clock news . . .
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Octopuses seen throwing things may be using shells as weapons
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Geopolitical turmoil changes Middle East's air pollution
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Letters: Nice spiders
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Thistle Diary: Winning ways to make the grade - Comment from Westminster by Tam Dalyell
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Wrong altitude
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Letters: Too many sheep
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Review: Edinburgh celebrates science
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Is it time to let some species go extinct?
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