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Fukushima

Health

Fear is a killer: Nuclear expert reveals radiation's real danger

Experience in Nagasaki, Chernobyl and Fukushima has taught Shunichi Yamashita that anxiety and disruption can hurt people far worse than radiation itself

Features

Odds on: 10 science breakthroughs you can bet on

Life

Odds on: 10 science breakthroughs you can bet on

Features

Synthetic bone implant can make blood cells in its marrow

Health

Synthetic bone implant can make blood cells in its marrow

News

Fingers rolling a marijuana joint

Health

A little cannabis every day might keep brain ageing at bay

News

offices

Life

Wish you had a shorter workday? Here's why that's a bad idea

Insight

Busy urban street

Earth

Increased cancer rate in US linked to bad environment

News

screen grab of TV report on Fukushima disaster

Health

Fukushima accident gave everyone an X-ray’s worth of radiation

News

A fish on a line

Life

Man dreams in colour for first time during cancer radiotherapy

News

Republican-led US House votes to repeal Affordable Care Act

Health

Republican-led US House votes to repeal Affordable Care Act

News

A statin pill

Health

Statin muscle aches are all in my head? I beg to differ

Having taken statins and experienced muscle aches, I've yet to be convinced that research has proven this is nothing to do with the drug, says Michael Brooks

Comment

Life

The energy generators inside our cells reach a sizzling 50°C

News

Health

Deadly infection spread by contaminated heart surgery machines

News

Health

Electrode can tell you if a baby is really experiencing pain

News

Health

Immune war with donor cells after transplant may wipe out HIV

News