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In the village of Tshabula, villagers search for cobalt and copper in the waste tailings dumped by the lorries of the Chinese company Commus, which extracts minerals from one of the town's largest open-cast mines.

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Mining for renewable tech inflicts huge damage. Is there a solution?

Collecting the materials needed for renewable technologies is causing enormous environmental damage and could soon extend to the deep sea and even asteroids. Innovative solutions are poised to turn the crisis around

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Why constipation isn’t just painful, but can lead to serious disease

Health

Why constipation isn’t just painful, but can lead to serious disease

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US says CO2 emissions aren’t harmful – climate science shows otherwise

Analysis

Health

Human milk could help fight infections that endanger pregnancies

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Electron micrograph of the HIV pathogen

Health

Human trials point the way towards an mRNA vaccine against HIV

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How to harness your body clock for a longer, healthier life

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How to harness your body clock for a longer, healthier life

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Drone view of savanna vegetation and rock formation

Environment

Major carbon sink may have vanished for a second year in a row

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Why a tech start-up wants to pump your faeces deep underground

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Sprinkling limestone on farms may offer an unexpected climate win

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Climate could warm another 0.5°C if we fail to capture far more CO2

Models suggest that meeting climate targets will be virtually impossible without steep emissions cuts paired with a huge expansion of carbon management technologies

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Health

Plans to genetically screen newborns for rare diseases are problematic

Comment

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What will be the climate fallout from Trump's 'big beautiful bill'?

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Health

Rapid bursts of ageing are causing a total rethink of how we grow old

Features

Environment

A crucial methane-tracking satellite has died in orbit

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