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Let's build a beacon to tell aliens who we were

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Let's build a beacon to tell aliens who we were

Chris Wilson suggests that the job of active SETI should be to build a monument to our civilisation before humans go extinct

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Science leads the fight for free speech

Science leads the fight for free speech

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Stop badmouthing sharks that bite people

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Cyberwar storm clouds are gathering

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Cyberwar storm clouds are gathering

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The dope on mental enhancement

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The dope on mental enhancement

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A chance to blame extreme weather on climate change

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A chance to blame extreme weather on climate change

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The case for science in Africa

The case for science in Africa

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'Nudge' policies are another name for coercion

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Britain should welcome climate refugee species

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Why the UK buried a world-first carbon-capture scheme

The British government has dealt a body blow to hopes of mitigating global warming by capturing greenhouse gases. But is it fatal, wonders Stuart Haszeldine

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World's first fat tax: what will it achieve?

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Earth

Hubris came before the Times Atlas's fall

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Regenerating a stem-cell ethics debate

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The real Greek tragedy may be the climate

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