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Environment

Vegan-friendly fashion is actually bad for the environment

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Environment

Following trends and easy answers isn’t the way to a good life

kids

Physics

We have hints of a theory beyond quantum physics

Life

Why video-assisted referees won’t stop World Cup errors

Earth

The epic hunt for the place on Earth where life started

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Health

The truth about spices: Is it time to ditch the turmeric latte?

Table of contents

Leaders

Juventus team

Technology

Football’s a mess: don’t let technology spoil that

The video-assisted refereeing technology being introduced in this year's World Cup will supposedly cut errors 鈥� but that ignores what makes football great

Environment

Following trends and easy answers isn’t the way to a good life

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Technology

The US wants to build an X-ray bomb to destroy chemical weapons

Regular explosives risk spilling chemical or biological weapons when aimed at storage sites. So the US is experimenting with using massive X-ray bursts instead

Technology

Trump and Kim face off in Singapore summit

Technology

Net neutrality officially ended this week 鈥� now what?

Earth

Britain鈥檚 hedgehog population has fallen 66 per cent in 20 years

Space

NASA鈥檚 Opportunity rover is stuck in a huge dust storm on Mars

Health

Gene editing embryonic stem cells might increase risk of cancer

Health

A self-balancing exoskeleton lets wheelchair users walk again

Space

Clouds of spinning diamonds around stars solve an old mystery

Earth

Africa’s 2000-year-old trees of life are suddenly dying off

Health

Parkinson鈥檚 disease may be caused by virus that kills gut bugs

Physics

The LHC has found the Higgs works perfectly – which is a problem

Humans

Your personal cloud of microbes can be used to identify you

Technology

AI construction worker plans the fastest way to put up buildings

Technology

Surveillance drones can now spot violent attacks as they happen

Health

4-year-olds care more about plants and animals than sick people

Space

Mars has complex organic material that may be from ancient life

Environment

Seals only sleep with half their brain when they’re out at sea

Earth

Sperm whales are tracking fishing boats and stealing their fish

Technology

Watch real football matches in miniature played on your desk

Health

Kidney cancer spreads by pretending to be white blood cells

Space

Lightning reveals where Jupiter stores its 鈥榤issing鈥� water

Sour tastes may make you more adventurous and take bigger risks

Health

Anti-acne cream clears up skin without any nasty side effects

Earth

Europeans now burn more palm oil in their cars than they eat

Earth

The most elusive whales reveal their secrets in their wakes

Analysis

model in faux fur

Environment

Vegan-friendly fashion is actually bad for the environment

Animal-free alternatives to fur and leather are on the rise, but many use plastic materials that end up harming ocean creatures. Is there any way to dress ethically?

Humans

Trump v Kim: The mind games that led to the Korea summit

Space

Why Richard Branson’s promises about space tourism are empty

Health

Nipah: the unknown virus that could be the next pandemic threat

Aperture

man reaching into robot's head

Technology

These hyper-real androids are climbing out of the uncanny valley

UK robotics firm Engineered Arts is making androids for film launches鈥� and sometimes leaving them in the pub

Features

kids

Physics

We have hints of a theory beyond quantum physics

If you think our best theory of reality is weird you ain't seen nothing yet, says physicist Ciar谩n Lee 鈥� it could be a fuzzy version of something bigger

Earth

The epic hunt for the place on Earth where life started

Health

The truth about spices: Is it time to ditch the turmeric latte?

Life

Why video-assisted referees won’t stop World Cup errors

Culture

Westworld robots

Humans

Westworld: a complex tale of robot awakening has us riveted

As TV hit Westworld's robots come to some awkward conclusions about their true nature in time for the season finale, we're still hooked by the show's sheer smartness

Life

How Charles Dickens became a man of science

Health

Changing our minds about psychedelics takes a great guide

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Technology

Get food on the go with this roaming robot table

Make sure nobody goes hungry during your next Netflix binge with a snack-laden room rover

Regulars

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Feedback: Humming this Spanish pop song might save a life

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