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Physics

Is everything predetermined? Why physicists are reviving a taboo idea

Environment

The nitrogen emergency: How to fix our forgotten environmental crisis

Mind

David Eagleman interview: How our brains could create whole new senses

Leaders

Nitrogen pollution is the environmental threat we must hear more about

The neglected and long-standing problem of nitrogen pollution is a dirty secret that needs to be discussed and confronted

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Health

Indian coronavirus variant in the UK seems to be more transmissible

A form of SARS-CoV-2 called B.1.617.2, which was designated a 鈥渧ariant of concern鈥� by health authorities in England, appears to be at least as transmissible as B.1.1.7, the 鈥淜ent variant鈥� that now dominates in the UK - but doesn't seem more dangerous

Health

Covid-19 booster shots: Will we need them and how would they work?

Health

Premature ageing of the immune system may be one cause of long covid

Physics

Physicists have measured an atom’s ‘neutron skin’ for the first time

Humans

Ancient hominins may have needed midwives to help deliver babies

Technology

‘Green’ bitcoin alternative Chia is leading to hard disc shortages

Space

Cosmic census reveals 540 stars and planets in our neighbourhood

Humans

Cerne Abbas Giant may have been carved into hill over 1000 years ago

Health

People who live past 105 years old have genes that stop DNA damage

Physics

Measuring time accurately increases the entropy in the universe

Technology

US Navy is developing drones to exterminate birds’ eggs near airfields

Environment

Many US cities will lose nearly all ash trees by 2060

Health

Worrying about bad jet lag could actually make your jet lag worse

Space

Enormous kites flown by robots could help power a Mars colony

Technology

IBM鈥檚 minuscule new computer chip could cut energy use by 75 per cent

Health

Blood test could predict when pregnant women will give birth

Technology

Flat pasta that morphs into 3D shapes when cooked saves on packaging

Life

Ant species given first gender-neutral scientific name

Life

Fossil shows a shark eating a proto-squid as it ate a crustacean

Humans

Brain’s movement control centre may have had key role in our evolution

Environment

Floating googly eyes on a stick scare seabirds away from fishing nets

Humans

King Henry VIII鈥檚 warship the Mary Rose carried crew from North Africa

Analysis

Technology

Trump ban decision shows the limits of a Facebook ‘Supreme Court’

Facebook's independent Oversight Board has said the social media giant was right to ban former US president Donald Trump, but has declined to decide whether it should be permanent 鈥� punting the decision back to Facebook

Technology

What the battle between Epic Games and Apple could mean for you

Technology

Ultra-tiny nanomachines are redefining how we think of robots

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Life

Stark images of Amazon show incredible peaks and Indigenous peoples

Sebasti茫o Salgado's latest photography collection puts the Amazon on show. It displays the beauty of the rainforest landscape, as well as hinting at the uncertain future the region and its Indigenous peoples face

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Features

Physics

Is everything predetermined? Why physicists are reviving a taboo idea

Superdeterminism makes sense of the quantum world by suggesting it is not as random as it seems, but critics say it undermines the whole premise of science. Does the idea deserve its terrible reputation?

Environment

The nitrogen emergency: How to fix our forgotten environmental crisis

Mind

David Eagleman interview: How our brains could create whole new senses

Culture

Life

The Next 500 Years review: Engineering humanity for life after Earth

Chris Mason's book, The Next 500 Years, argues that it is our duty to give all life a future by bioengineering genomes to survive on other worlds

Humans

Don’t Miss: A Nobel prize-winner on thinking green

Space

Stowaway review: A claustrophobic and philosophical space thriller

Space

Shards of Earth review: A rip-roaring space opera with a psychic twist