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Choking China: The struggle to clear Beijing's air
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Genes mix across borders more easily than folk tales
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Sleep and dreaming: Slumber at the flick of a switch
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Closest Earth-like planet may be 13 light years away
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Lifelogging captures a real picture of your health
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Musical brains smash audio algorithm limits
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Magnitude 8 earthquake strikes Solomon Islands
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Nuclear knock-backs on UK's new reactors and old waste
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Amateur astronomer helps Hubble snap galactic monster
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Nightmare images show how lack of sleep kills
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