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Space

Why our 'freakish' galaxy has got cosmologists seriously worried

In the grand club of galaxies, the Milky Way is increasingly looking like an outlier. This is a looming challenge for cosmology, says Geraint Lewis

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Humans

Speaking up against sexual abuse is hard – #MeToo changes that

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Horses bred to look like cartoons are part of a worrying trend

Life

Horses bred to look like cartoons are part of a worrying trend

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Space

It was always crazy to shoot for Mars before colonising the moon

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Technology

The dearth of women in tech is nothing to do with testosterone

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Humans

Most science papers turn out to be wrong. It’s time to fix that

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Humans

Nobel prizes would be better without all the fame and fortune

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Technology

Hoovering up immigrants' social media data won't make US safer

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Technology

Build an AI god? Beware the downsides of this weird tech plan

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Kids suing nations over climate change wildfire links are right

Earth

Kids suing nations over climate change wildfire links are right

A group of children is aiming to take 47 nations to court over links between climate change and forest fires. Science is on their side, says Richard Schiffman

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Technology

Uber's major pile-up with London's regulators is no big surprise

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Life

Banning shark fin soup in the US is bad for shark conservation

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Earth

What a surprise – the end of the world has been delayed, again

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Technology

Drone pilots deserve medals even without risking their lives

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